impregnate
[ verb im-preg-neyt, im-preg-neyt; adjective im-preg-nit, -neyt ]
/ verb ɪmˈprɛg neɪt, ˈɪm prɛgˌneɪt; adjective ɪmˈprɛg nɪt, -neɪt /
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verb (used with object), im·preg·nat·ed, im·preg·nat·ing.
adjective
impregnated.
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British Dictionary definitions for impregnate
impregnate
verb (ˈɪmprɛɡˌneɪt) (tr)
to saturate, soak, or infuseto 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 (ɪmˈprɛɡnɪt, -ˌneɪt)
pregnant or fertilized
Derived forms of impregnate
impregnation, nounimpregnator, nounWord Origin for impregnate
C17: from Late Latin impraegnāre to make pregnant, from Latin im- in- ² + praegnans pregnant
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Medical definitions for impregnate
impregnate
[ ĭm-prĕg′nāt ]
v.
To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; inseminate.
To fertilize an ovum.
To fill throughout; saturate.
Other words from impregnate
im′preg•na′tion n.im•preg′na′tor n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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