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impregnate
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im·preg·nate  (m-prgnt)
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 (-nt)
Saturated or filled.

[Probably from Late Latin impraegntus, pregnant : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin praegntus, variant of praegns, pregnant; see pregnant1.]

impreg·nation n.
im·pregnator n.

impregnate
vb [ˈɪmprɛgˌneɪt] (tr)
1. to saturate, soak, or infuse to impregnate a cloth with detergent
2. to imbue or permeate; pervade
3. to cause to conceive; make pregnant
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) to fertilize (an ovum)
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to make (land, soil, etc.) fruitful
adj [ɪmˈprɛgnɪt -ˌneɪt]
pregnant or fertilized
[from Late Latin impraegnāre to make pregnant, from Latin im- in-2 + praegnans pregnant]
impregnation  n
impregnator  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
fecundate, inseminate, fertilise, fertilize - introduce semen into (a female)
knock up, prang up, bang up, impregnate - make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again"
inoculate - impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune
4.impregnate - make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again"
fecundate, inseminate, fertilise, fertilize - introduce semen into (a female)
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) plastic impregnated with a light-absorbing dye
2. inseminate, fertilize, make pregnant, fructify, fecundate, get with child War entailed killing the men and impregnating the women.
Translations
impregnate [ˈɪmpregneɪt] VT (= permeate) → impregnar, empapar (with de) (= fertilise) [+ person, animal, egg] → fecundar
to become impregnated withimpregnarse de
impregnate [ˈɪmprɛgneɪt] vt
(with substance)imprégner
(= fertilize) [+ female] → imprégner
impregnate
vt
(= saturate)tränken
(fig)erfüllen; persondurchdringen, erfüllen
(Biol: = fertilize) → befruchten; humans alsoschwängern
impregnate [ˈɪmprɛgˌneɪt] vt (fertilize) → fecondare; (saturate) to impregnate (with)impregnare (di)
impregnate [ˈɪmprɛgˌneɪt] vt (fertilize) → fecondare; (saturate) to impregnate (with)impregnare (di)


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