Lexic.us

Definition of Impregnate

1. Verb. Fill, as with a certain quality. "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"

2. Verb. Infuse or fill completely. "They impregnate the cloth with water and alcohol"; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"

3. Verb. Fertilize and cause to grow. "The egg was impregnated"

4. Verb. Make pregnant. "He impregnated his wife again"

Definition of Impregnate

1. v. t. To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get with child or young.

2. v. i. To become pregnant.

3. a. Impregnated; made prolific.

Definition of Impregnate

1. Verb. (transitive) To cause to become pregnant. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To fertilize. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To saturate, or infuse. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To fill pores or spaces with a substance. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Impregnate

1. [v -NATED, -NATING, -NATES]

Medical Definition of Impregnate

1. Impregnated; made prolific. "The scorching ray Here pierceth not, impregnate with disease." (Byron) Origin: LL. Impraegnatus, p. P. 1. To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get with child or young. 2. To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate. 3. To infuse an active principle into; to render frutful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue. 4. 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. Origin: LL. Impraegnatus, p. P. Of impraegnare to impregnate, fr. L. Pref. Im- in + praegnans pregnant. See Pregnant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Impregnate

imprecations imprecatory imprecise imprecisely impreciseness imprecisenesses imprecision imprecisions impregn impregnability

impregnable impregnableness impregnably impregnant impregnants impregnate (current term) impregnated impregnates impregnating impregnation

impregnations impregnator impregnators impregned impregning impregns imprehend imprejudicate imprenable impreparation

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