impregnate
verb (used with object)
to make pregnant; cause to be with child or young.
had impregnated
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past perfectof impregnate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Her husband left her shortly after her second baby was born to marry the young woman he had impregnated.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2015
Bond, a microbiologist, went a little overboard after learning that her husband had impregnated her closest friend, Myrlinda Haynes.
From Forbes ● Jun. 2, 2014
Two years ago he asked for a divorce, and I subsequently discovered he had impregnated and wanted to marry another woman.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2013
In one case, Shapiro told the website, he even paid for an abortion for a woman one of his players had impregnated.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2011
That showed us how deeply Herveism had impregnated the whole social atmosphere.
From Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson
