Oviposit \O`vi*pos"it\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Oviposited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ovipositing}.] [See {Ovum}, and {Posit}.] To lay or deposit eggs; -- said esp. of insects. Ovipositing \O`vi*pos"it*ing\, Oviposition \O`vi*po*si"tion\, n. The depositing of eggs, esp. by insects.