Promoting or facilitating conception (contrasted with contraceptive); relating to or designating behaviour (especially by a female) intended to initiate or promote copulation (contrasted with receptive).
Origin
1950s. From procept- + -ive.
Definition of proceptive in US English:
proceptive
adjectiveprə(ʊ)ˈsɛptɪv
US Philosophy
Of or relating to proception.
adjectiveprə(ʊ)ˈsɛptɪv
Biology
Promoting or facilitating conception (contrasted with contraceptive); relating to or designating behaviour (especially by a female) intended to initiate or promote copulation (contrasted with receptive).
Origin
1950s. From procept- + -ive<br>1970s. From pro- + -ceptive.