Sekirov Dictionary

impregnate

/ˈɪmprɛɡnət/

adjective 5
/ˈɪmpɹɛɡneɪt/ verb 5
forms 6

adjective5

(no longer used, rare) Impregnated (all senses).
(no longer used, rare) Pregnant, with child.
(figurative, no longer used) Rendered fruitful, prolific.
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(no longer used, rare) Imbued, saturated, permeated or filled with.
- There Juno stopped, and, her fair steeds unloosed, Of air condensed a vapour circumfused: For these, impregnate with celestial dew, On Simoïs' brink ambrosial herbage grew. — 1715
(no longer used, rare) Impregnable.

impregnate

/ˈɪmpɹɛɡneɪt/

verb5

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To cause to become pregnant.
- I was impregnated at a clinic but don't know who the sperm donor is.
- A speech impregnated with references to the Constitution.
To fertilize.
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(old-fashioned) To become pregnant.
- Were they, like Spanish Jennets, to impregnate by the Wind, they could not have thought on a more proper Invention. — 1711
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To saturate, or infuse.
- To Tartarize, ta²r'ta⁴r-i¹ze, v. a. To impregnate with tartar. — 1791
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To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
- 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

forms

impregnated · impregnating · impregnates · impregnateth · more impregnate · most impregnate

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