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Webster 1913 Edition
Impregnate
Im-preg′nate
(ĭm-prĕg′nāt)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Impregnated
(-nā̍-tĕd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Impregnating
(-nā̍-tĭng)
.] [LL.
impraegnatus
, p. p. of impraegnare
to impregnate, fr. L. pref. im-
in + praegnans
pregnant. See Pregnant
.] 1.
To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get with child or young.
2.
(Biol.)
To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate.
3.
To infuse an active principle into; to render fruitful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue.
4.
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.Im-preg′nate
(ĭm-prĕg′nāt)
, Verb.
I.
To become pregnant.
Addison.
Im-preg′nate
(-nā̍t)
, Adj.
[LL.
impraegnatus
, p. p.] Impregnated; made prolific.
The scorching ray
Here pierceth not,
Here pierceth not,
impregnate
with disease. Byron.
Webster 1828 Edition
Impregnate
IMPREG'NATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To infuse the principle of conception; to make pregnant, as a female animal.2.
To deposit the fecundating dust of a flower on the pistils of a plant; to render prolific.3.
To infuse particles of one thing into another; to communicate the virtues or one thing to another, as in pharmacy, by mixture, digestion, &c.IMPREG'NATE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
impregnate
impregnate
English
Verb
impregnate (third-person singular simple present impregnates, present participle impregnating, simple past and past participle impregnated)
- (transitive) To cause to become pregnant.
- I was impregnated at a clinic but don't know who the sperm donor is.
- (transitive) To fertilize.
- (transitive) To saturate, or infuse.
- (transitive) To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
- It is recommended to impregnate new shoes before wearing them.
- (intransitive, dated) To become pregnant.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Addison to this entry?)
Translations
to cause to become pregnant
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to add nutrients — see fertilize
to saturate, to infuze
to fill pores or spaces with a substance
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Anagrams
Italian
Verb
impregnate
- second-person plural present of impregnare
- second-person plural imperative of impregnare
- feminine plural of impregnato, past participle of impregnare