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   Im·preg·nate

   /imˈpreɡˌnāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. make (a woman or female animal) pregnant. Similar make pregnantget pregnantinseminatefertilizeinformal:put in the family wayget up the duffput in the clubget up the spoutget up the stickknock upinformal, dated:get into troublearchaic:fecundateget with child
   • ▪ fertilize (a female reproductive cell or ovum).
   • 2. soak or saturate (something) with a substance: "wood that had been impregnated with preservative" Similar infusesoaksteepsaturatedrenchpermeatesuffuseimbuepervadefillloadcharge
   • ▪ imbue with feelings or qualities: "an atmosphere impregnated with tension"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘fill’; earlier (Middle English) as impregnation): from late Latin impregnat- ‘made pregnant’, from the verb impregnare.

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   • 1. impregnation noun

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   What is the meaning of impregnation?

   • 1. to make pregnant. 2. to fertilize. 3. to cause to become permeated throughout: to impregnate a handkerchief with perfume. 4. to fill interstices of with a substance. 5. impregnated. im`preg•na′tion, n.

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   What does impregnar mean?

   • impregnar, fecundar, embeber… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! IMPREGNATE definition: 1. to cause something, usually a solid substance, to absorb something, usually a liquid: 2. to….

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   What does it mean if someone impregnates a thing with a substance?

   • If someone or something impregnates a thing with a substance, they make the substance spread through it and stay in it. Impregnating clothes with insect repellent is effective. [VERB noun + with] ...a block of plastic impregnated with a light-absorbing dye. [VERB-ed] ...nicotine-impregnated chewing gum.

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   What happens if someone impregnates a thing?

   • If someone or something impregnates a thing with a substance, they make the substance spread through it and stay in it. Impregnating clothes with insect repellent is effective. ...a block of plastic impregnated with a light absorbing dye. When a man or a male animal impregnates a woman or female animal, he makes her pregnant.

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   verb. to saturate, soak, or infuse. to impregnate a cloth with detergent. to imbue or permeate; pervade. to cause to conceive; make pregnant. to fertilize (an ovum) to make (land, soil, etc) fruitful. adjective. pregnant or fertilized. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˌimpregˈnation, noun. imˈpregnator, noun. Discover More. Other Words From.

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   5 days ago · Impregnate means to make something spread through and stay in it, or to make a woman or animal pregnant. Learn the word forms, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of impregnate with Collins English Dictionary.

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   Definitions of impregnate. verb. make pregnant. synonyms: bang up. see more. verb. fertilize and cause to grow. “the egg was impregnated ” synonyms: bang up. make pregnant. see more. verb. infuse or fill completely. synonyms: saturate. see more. verb. fill, as with a certain quality. synonyms: infuse, instill, tincture. see more. Cite this entry.