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Meaning of 'impregnate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Impregnate [ a.]
- Impregnated; made prolific.
2 . Impregnate [ v. i.]
- To become pregnant.
3 . Impregnate [ v. t.]
- To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get with child or young.
- To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate.
- To infuse an active principle into; to render fruitful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue.
- To infuse particles of another substance into; to communicate the quality of another to; to cause to be filled, imbued, mixed, or furnished (with something); as, to impregnate India rubber with sulphur; clothing impregnated with contagion; rock impregnated with ore.

Meaning of 'impregnate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . impregnate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make pregnant
Example in sentence:
  • He impregnated his wife again
Meaning (2):
- infuse or fill completely
Example in sentence:
  • Impregnate the cloth with alcohol
Meaning (3):
- fertilize and cause to grow
Example in sentence:
  • the egg was impregnated
Meaning (4):
- fill, as with a certain quality
Example in sentence:
  • The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide

Nearby Words:

imp imp-pole impacable impackment impact impacted impacting impaction impaint impair

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