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impregnate

[ verb im-preg-neyt, im-preg-neyt; adjective im-preg-nit, -neyt ]

verb (used with object)

impregnated, impregnating.
  1. to make pregnant; cause to be with child or young.
  2. to cause to be permeated or saturated with a substance:

    To relieve cold and flu symptoms, impregnate a handkerchief with oils of eucalyptus and mint and inhale its scent.

    Synonyms: , ,

  3. to fill the interstices, openings, or cells of (a fine network, or the like) with a substance:

    The stainless steel housing contains a ceramic honeycomb impregnated with platinum, rhodium, and palladium.

  4. to infuse or imbue with some quality or element:

    Picasso’s later paintings are impregnated with a certain melancholy.

    The air was pleasantly impregnated with the odor of pines.



impregnate

verb

  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. to fertilize (an ovum)
  5. to make (land, soil, etc) fruitful
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. pregnant or fertilized
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈԲپDz, noun
  • ˈ𲵲Բٴǰ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··Բ·پDz [im-preg-, ney, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • ··Բ·ٴǰ noun
  • ··Բ·ٴ· [im-, preg, -n, uh, -tawr-ee], adjective
  • ···Բٱ verb (used with object) reimpregnated reimpregnating
  • re···Բ·پDz noun
  • -··Բ·Բ adjective
  • self-··Բ·پDz noun
  • self-··Բ·ٴǰ noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of impregnate1

First recorded in 1535–45; from Late Latin 𲵲ٳܲ, past participle of 𲵲 “to fertilize, impregnate,” equivalent to im- im- 1( def ) + praegn-, stem of 𲵲, variant of 𲵲Բ (stem praegnant-) “pregnant, with child” + -ٳܲ past participle suffix; pregnant 1( def ), -ate 1( def )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of impregnate1

C17: from Late Latin 𲵲 to make pregnant, from Latin im- in- ² + praegnans pregnant
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Example Sentences

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Online men fetishize subjugating women and making them like it through their “trad wife” fantasies, while Trump-world heroes like Twitter CEO Elon Musk joke about impregnating liberal women like pop star Taylor Swift.

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While the cow is milking, she is impregnated.

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The lawsuit alleges that in one instance at Combs’ house in Los Angeles, she was drugged and impregnated.

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In one instance at Combs’ house in Los Angeles, the complaint alleges, she was drugged into unconsciousness and was impregnated.

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Before she even knows what love is, Maria is swept off the stage by the boss of a ruling gang and impregnated.

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