impregnate
im·preg·nate
(ĭm-prĕg′nāt)tr.v. im·preg·nat·ed, im·preg·nat·ing, im·preg·nates
1. To make pregnant; inseminate.
2. To fertilize (an ovum, for example).
3. To fill throughout; saturate: a cotton wad that was impregnated with ether.
4. To permeate or imbue: impregnate a speech with optimism.
adj. (also -nĭt)
Saturated or filled.
[Probably from Late Latin impraegnātus, pregnant : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin praegnātus, variant of praegnās, pregnant; see pregnant1.]
im′preg·na′tion n.
im·preg′na′tor n.
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impregnate
vb (tr)
1. to saturate, soak, or infuse: to impregnate a cloth with detergent.
2. to imbue or permeate; pervade
3. to cause to conceive; make pregnant
4. (Zoology) to fertilize (an ovum)
5. (Agriculture) to make (land, soil, etc) fruitful
adj
pregnant or fertilized
[C17: from Late Latin impraegnāre to make pregnant, from Latin im- in-2 + praegnans pregnant]
ˌimpregˈnation n
imˈpregnator n
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im•preg•nate
(v. ɪmˈprɛg neɪt; adj. -nɪt, -neɪt) v. -nat•ed, -nat•ing,
adj. v.t.
1. to make pregnant.
2. to fertilize.
3. to cause to become permeated throughout: to impregnate a handkerchief with perfume.
4. to fill interstices of with a substance.
adj.5. impregnated.
[1535–45; < Late Latin impraegnātus, past participle of impraegnāre to fertilize, impregnate]
im`preg•na′tion, n.
im•preg′na•tor, n.
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impregnate
Past participle: impregnated
Gerund: impregnating
| Imperative |
|---|
| impregnate |
| impregnate |
| Present |
|---|
| I impregnate |
| you impregnate |
| he/she/it impregnates |
| we impregnate |
| you impregnate |
| they impregnate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I impregnated |
| you impregnated |
| he/she/it impregnated |
| we impregnated |
| you impregnated |
| they impregnated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am impregnating |
| you are impregnating |
| he/she/it is impregnating |
| we are impregnating |
| you are impregnating |
| they are impregnating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have impregnated |
| you have impregnated |
| he/she/it has impregnated |
| we have impregnated |
| you have impregnated |
| they have impregnated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was impregnating |
| you were impregnating |
| he/she/it was impregnating |
| we were impregnating |
| you were impregnating |
| they were impregnating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had impregnated |
| you had impregnated |
| he/she/it had impregnated |
| we had impregnated |
| you had impregnated |
| they had impregnated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will impregnate |
| you will impregnate |
| he/she/it will impregnate |
| we will impregnate |
| you will impregnate |
| they will impregnate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have impregnated |
| you will have impregnated |
| he/she/it will have impregnated |
| we will have impregnated |
| you will have impregnated |
| they will have impregnated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be impregnating |
| you will be impregnating |
| he/she/it will be impregnating |
| we will be impregnating |
| you will be impregnating |
| they will be impregnating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been impregnating |
| you have been impregnating |
| he/she/it has been impregnating |
| we have been impregnating |
| you have been impregnating |
| they have been impregnating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been impregnating |
| you will have been impregnating |
| he/she/it will have been impregnating |
| we will have been impregnating |
| you will have been impregnating |
| they will have been impregnating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been impregnating |
| you had been impregnating |
| he/she/it had been impregnating |
| we had been impregnating |
| you had been impregnating |
| they had been impregnating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would impregnate |
| you would impregnate |
| he/she/it would impregnate |
| we would impregnate |
| you would impregnate |
| they would impregnate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have impregnated |
| you would have impregnated |
| he/she/it would have impregnated |
| we would have impregnated |
| you would have impregnated |
| they would have impregnated |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | impregnate - fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" |
| 2. | impregnate - infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol" medicate - impregnate with a medicinal substance alcoholise, alcoholize - treat or infuse with alcohol; "alcoholize the fruit and let them sit in the refrigerator" fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" imbue, soak - fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant" ammonify - treat with ammonia; cause to undergo ammonification thoriate - impregnate with thorium oxide to increase thermionic emission stuff - treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting; "stuff a bearskin" charge - saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety" imbrue, drench - permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in blood" | |
| 3. | impregnate - fertilize and cause to grow; "the egg was impregnated" fecundate, inseminate, fertilise, fertilize - introduce semen into (a female) knock up, prang up, bang up, impregnate - make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again" inoculate - impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune | |
| 4. |  impregnate - make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again"fecundate, inseminate, fertilise, fertilize - introduce semen into (a female) impregnate - fertilize and cause to grow; "the egg was impregnated" |
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impregnate
verb
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impregnate
verbTo cause to be filled, as with a particular mood or tone:
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Translations
impregnate
[ˈɪmpregneɪt] VT (= permeate) → impregnar, empapar (with de) (= fertilise) [+ person, animal, egg] → fecundar
to become impregnated with → impregnarse de
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impregnate
[ˈɪmprɛgneɪt] vt
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impregnate
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impregnate
[ˈɪmprɛgˌneɪt] vt (fertilize) → fecondare; (saturate) to impregnate (with) → impregnare (di)
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im·preg·nate
n. impregnar; saturar.
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