cross-fertilize vs inseminate

cross-fertilize and inseminate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cross-fertilize	No	No	Yes	No
inseminate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, inseminate is a hypernym of cross-fertilize; that is, inseminate is a word with a broader meaning than cross-fertilize:

Other hypernyms of cross-fertilize include fecundate, fertilise, fertilize.

cross-fertilize (verb)	inseminate (verb)
cause to undergo cross-fertilization	introduce semen into (a female)
undergo cross-fertilization; become fertile	place seeds in or on (the ground)