impregnate

im·preg·nate

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.)

Origin of impregnate

from Late Latin impraegnatus, past participle of impraegnare, to make pregnant from Classical Latin in-, in + praegnans, pregnant

Archaic impregnated

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impregnate

transitive verb

im·preg·nat·ed, im·preg·nat·ing, im·preg·nates

To make pregnant; inseminate.
To fertilize (an ovum, for example).
To fill throughout; saturate: a cotton wad that was impregnated with ether.
To permeate or imbue: impregnate a speech with optimism.

adjective

Saturated or filled.

Origin of impregnate

Probably from Late Latin impraegnātus pregnant Latin in- in ; see in- ². Latin praegnātus variant of praegnās pregnant ; see pregnant ¹.

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im′preg·na′tion
noun

im·preg′na′tor
noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present impregnates, present participle impregnating, simple past and past participle impregnated)

To cause to become pregnant.
I was impregnated at a clinic but don't know who the sperm donor is.
To fertilize.
To saturate, or infuse.
To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
It is recommended to impregnate new shoes before wearing them.
(intransitive, dated) To become pregnant.

Origin

Earlier impregn, from Middle French imprégner, from Old French enpreignier.

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impregnate - Medical Definition

v.

To make pregnant; inseminate.
To fertilize: impreganted the ovum.

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im′preg·na′tion
n.

im·preg′na′tor
n.

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