impregnate
English
Etymology
Earlier impregn, from Middle French imprégner, from Old French enpreignier.
Pronunciation
Verb
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- (transitive) To cause to become pregnant.
- I was impregnated at a clinic but don't know who the sperm donor is.
- Synonyms: knock up, inseminate, cover (of animals)
- (transitive) To fertilize.
- (transitive) To saturate, or infuse.
- 1824, John Walker, A critical pronouncing dictionary[1], page 518:
- To Tartarize, ta²r'ta⁴ri¹ze, v.a. To impregnate with tartar.
- (transitive) To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
- 1937, Hugh Bertie Campbell Pollard, The mystery of scent (page 121)
- It takes a little time for the personal fatty acids to impregnate new shoes or boots, but from the scent point of view leather is a sponge, and the personal scent is left.
- 1937, Hugh Bertie Campbell Pollard, The mystery of scent (page 121)
- (intransitive, dated) To become pregnant.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Addison to this entry?)
Translations
to cause to become pregnant
to add nutrients — see fertilize
to saturate, to infuse
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to fill pores or spaces with a substance
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Italian
Verb
impregnate
- second-person plural present of impregnare
- second-person plural imperative of impregnare
- feminine plural of the past participle of impregnare
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