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Definition of Impregn
1. v. t. To impregnate; to make fruitful.
Definition of Impregn
1. Verb. (obsolete) To impregnate; to make fruitful. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Impregn
1. to make pregnant [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: pregnant
Medical Definition of Impregn
1. To impregnate; to make fruitful. "His perniciousss words, impregned With reason." (Milton) "Semele doth Bacchus bear Impregned of Jove." (Dr. H. More) Origin: Cf. F. Impregner. See Impregnate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Impregn
Literary usage of Impregn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1806)
"The same may be observed of Scott, who adopts the long sound, but has not the
word impregn. Mr. Perry gives the short sound to all but ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"To impregn, (im-prene') ».a. To fill with young ; to fill with any ... impregn
ABLY, (im-preg'-na-ble) ad. In such a manner as to defy force or hostility. ..."
3. The American Phonographic Dictionary: Exhibiting the Correct and Actual by Elias Longley (1882)
"... impregnate impregn able-y impregnated impregnating. impregnation
Imprescriptible —fc^v— —<\. ^~»4 Impress-ed Impressing Impressible Impressibility ..."
4. Robert Montgomery and His Reviewers: With Some Remarks on the Present State by Edward Clarkson (1830)
"of Coleridge: the words 'impregn' and < paradisal' are Milton's; ' vasty'—' vasty
deep' is Shakspeare's. Thus no objectionable epithet remains in the ..."
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