im·preg·nate ( m-pr g n t)tr.v. im·preg·nat·ed, im·preg·nat·ing, im·preg·nates 1. To make pregnant; inseminate. 2. To fertilize (an ovum, for example). 3. To fill throughout; saturate: a cotton wad that was impregnated with ether. 4. To permeate or imbue: impregnate a speech with optimism. See Synonyms at charge. adj. also (-n t) Saturated or filled.
[Probably from Late Latin impraegn tus, pregnant : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin praegn tus, variant of praegn s, pregnant; see pregnant1.]
im preg·na tion n. im·preg na tor n. |
impregnate Verb [-nating, -nated] 1. to saturate, soak, or fill throughout 2. to make pregnant 3. to imbue or permeate: the party has been impregnated with an enthusiasm for reform [Latin in- in + praegnans pregnant] impregnation n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Verb | 1. | impregnate - fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" | | 2. | impregnate - infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"medicate - impregnate with a medicinal substance alcoholise, alcoholize - treat or infuse with alcohol; "alcoholize the fruit and let them sit in the refrigerator" fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" imbue, soak - fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant" ammonify - treat with ammonia; cause to undergo ammonification thoriate - impregnate with thorium oxide to increase thermionic emission stuff - treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting; "stuff a bearskin" charge - saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety" imbrue, drench - permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in blood" | | 3. | impregnate - fertilize and cause to grow; "the egg was impregnated"inoculate - impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune | | 4. | impregnate - make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again"impregnate - fertilize and cause to grow; "the egg was impregnated" |
impregnate verb 1. saturate, soak, steep, fill, seep, pervade, infuse, permeate, imbue, suffuse, percolate, imbrue ( rare)
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