impregnate
impregnate
Definition
im·preg·nate (im preg′nāt′; for adj., -nit, -nāt′)
transitive verb -·nat′ed, -·nat′·ing
- to fertilize (an ovum)
- to make pregnant
- to fertilize (land); make fruitful
- to fill or saturate; cause to be permeated clothing impregnated with smoke
- to indoctrinate or imbue (with ideas, feelings, principles, etc.)
Etymology: < LL impraegnatus, pp. of impraegnare, to make pregnant < L in-, in + praegnans, pregnant
adjective
impregnated
im′·preg·na′·tion noun
im·preg′·na′·tor noun
impregnate
Synonyms
impregnate
v.
impregnate
Usage Examples
Object
- dressing: Symptoms may be improved with the use of topical metronidazole and charcoal impregnated dressings.
- catheter: A decision model was used to evaluate the outcomes associated with using antiseptic impregnated catheters compared to standard catheters for 10,000 hypothetical patients.
- resin: Windings are resin impregnated for greater reliability in incremental motion applications.
- cloth: Even a cleaning cloth impregnated with sprayed fluid will protect the hand from the direct flame of a blow flashlight.
- foundation: Supplied with pressure impregnated foundation beams for support, of which will also resist rot.
- net: You can't always expect to find an impregnated net at your destination.
Preposition: with
- attractant: It is impregnated with attractant, giving adult lacewings the perfect winter home.
- insecticide: Preferably the net should be impregnated with an insecticide.
- resin: The molten rock is spun into a wool and immediately impregnated with special resins for handling and shaping.
- oil: This can subsequently be painted or impregnated with oil.
- particle: The new type of dressing is impregnated with particles of silver and has powerful antibacterial properties which reduce fluid build-up around the wound.
- silver: It is a carbonized fabric impregnated with metallic silver.
Subject
- insemination: Artificial breeding techniques Up to 75 % of dairy cows in the UK are impregnated by artificial insemination ( AI ).
Present participle complement
- dress: If you have no impregnated dressing, clean the wound with iodine or alcohol daily and cover with a dry dressing.
Modifying Another Word
- strongly: At a place called Iron Gill, near Warnell, is a mineral spring, the waters of which are strongly impregnated with iron.
- so: Dairy cows: They are pumped full of steroids and they are impregnated artificially so that they can produce off spring.
- not: Where this is not possible a supply of individually wrapped moist cleansing wipes which are not impregnated with alcohol should be available for use.
- then: The part is then impregnated with furfural alcohol in a furnace to convert it to carbon.
- specially: However, with the BioKab's specially impregnated surface this cross-contamination is eliminated and germs will not survive.
- usually: They looked like hot-air balloonists ' gondolas and burned brilliantly because they were usually impregnated with years ' worth of factory grease and oil.
Browse dictionary entries near impregnate
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