F / fēto
verb transitive intransitive

fēto

2nd PP fētāre · conj. 1st
[2. fetus] (post-Aug.).
[2. fetus] (post-Aug.).
Neutr; to bring forth; breed
Neutr., to bring forth, breed, hatch: in quibus (paludibus) plerumque fetant (anates), Col. 8, 15, 7: silvestres gallinae, id. 8, 8, 12: cf. ib. § 8.—
to make fruitful; fructify; impregnate
Act., to make fruitful, fructify, impregnate: feminas, Aug. de Cons. Evang. 1, 25: armenta, id. Civ. D. 5, 7 al.