impregnated

[im-preg-ney-tid]

adjective

1. made pregnant.

   An impregnated chamois antelope bears a single kid after 170 days of gestation.

2. fertilized.

   The impregnated egg then travels along the fallopian tubes to the uterus, where it attaches to the uterine wall.

3. infused or permeated with some substance, quality, element, etc.; saturated (also used in combination).

   To protect your engine against very dusty conditions, soak the air filter in the fluid, then squeeze the excess fluid from the impregnated filter.

   I had to get out of that panic-stricken, hate-impregnated atmosphere.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of impregnate.

Other Word Forms

• nonimpregnated adjective
• self-impregnated adjective
• unimpregnated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of impregnated¹

First recorded in 1640–50; impregnate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; impregnate ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

The medical profession successfully argued for an exemption from the wet wipe ban, arguing that non-plastic wipes absorb too much of the detergents and disinfectants impregnated in them, with potential consequences for patient safety.

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At age 12, she said, she was impregnated by a staff member at MacLaren Children’s Center — an assault that has haunted her since the 1980s.

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So in January 2022, when veterinary scans showed 25% of his impregnated ewes were no longer carrying lambs, he began to investigate.

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While the cow is milking, she is impregnated.

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The lawsuit alleges that in one instance at Combs’ house in Los Angeles, she was drugged and impregnated.

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