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1. (v.t.) impregnate
to make pregnant.
2. impregnate
to fertilize.
3. impregnate
to cause to become permeated throughout:
to impregnate a handkerchief with perfume.
4. impregnate
to fill interstices of with a substance.
5. (adj.) impregnate
impregnated.
Etymology: (1535–45; < LL impraegnātus, ptp. of impraegnāre to fertilize, impregnate)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture
fill, as with a certain quality
"The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
2. (verb) impregnate, saturate
infuse or fill completely
"Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"
3. (verb) impregnate
fertilize and cause to grow
"the egg was impregnated"
4. (verb) impregnate, knock up, bang up, prang up
make pregnant
"He impregnated his wife again"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) impregnate
impregnated; made prolific
2. (verb) impregnate
to make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get with child or young
3. (verb) impregnate
to come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate
4. (verb) impregnate
to infuse an active principle into; to render fruitful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue
5. (verb) impregnate
to infuse particles of another substance into; to communicate the quality of another to; to cause to be filled, imbued, mixed, or furnished (with something); as, to impregnate India rubber with sulphur; clothing impregnated with contagion; rock impregnated with ore
6. (verb) impregnate
to become pregnant
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