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impregnate Definition

im·preg·nate (im preg′nāt′; for adj., -nit, -nāt′)

transitive verb -·nat′ed, -·nat′·ing

  1. to fertilize (an ovum)
  2. to make pregnant
  3. to fertilize (land); make fruitful
  4. to fill or saturate; cause to be permeated clothing impregnated with smoke
  5. 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

impregnate Related Forms
im′·preg·na′·tion noun im·preg′·na′·tor noun
impregnate Synonyms

impregnate

v.

  1. To imbue

    catechize, indoctrinate, implant; see instill, teach 1.

  2. To permeate

    fill up, pervade, saturate, infuse; see fill 2, soak 1.

  3. To beget

    inseminate, procreate, conceive; see fertilize 2, produce 1, propagate 1. See syn. study at soak.

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.