impregnate

(ĭm-prĕg'nāt)
tr.v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -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. See synonyms at charge.

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.]

impregnation im'preg·na'tion n.
impregnator im·preg'na'tor n.

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verb

To cause to be filled, as with a particular mood or tone: charge, freight, imbue, permeate, pervade, saturate, suffuse, transfuse. See full/empty/capacity.

v

Definition: infuse, fill
Antonyms: deplete, take out

IN BRIEF: To cause to be filled or saturated. Or to make pregnant.

The chemistry experiment called for students to impregnate a cotton wad with ether.

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1. the act of fertilizing or rendering pregnant.
2. saturation.

For a list of words related to impregnate, see:

• Contraception and Fertility - impregnate: (vb) make (a female) pregnant; cause (an egg) to be fertilized

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See words rhyming with "impregnate."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - befrugte, imprægnere, gennemtrænge
adj. - befrugtet, imprægneret, gennemtrængende

Nederlands (Dutch)
bevruchten, doordringen, impregneren, zwanger maken, zwanger, doordrongen, geïmpregneerd

Français (French)
v. tr. - imprégner, féconder
adj. - fécondé

Deutsch (German)
v. - imprägnieren, erfüllen, schwängern, (Biol.) befruchten
adj. - (Biol.) schwanger, befruchtet

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καθιστώ έγκυο, γονιμοποιώ (κν. γκαστρώνω), διαβρέχω, διαποτίζω, εμποτίζω, υπερπληρώ

Italiano (Italian)
impregnare, fecondare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - emprenhar, impregnar

Русский (Russian)
оплодотворенный, беременная, наполненный, оплодотворять, пропитывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - impregnar, empapar, fecundar
adj. - impregnado, empapado, fecundado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - befrukta (äv. bildl.), impregnera, genomtränga (bildl.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使怀孕, 使充满, 使受精, 怀孕的, 充满的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使懷孕, 使充滿, 使受精
adj. - 懷孕的, 充滿的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에게 임신시키다, ~에 채우다
adj. - 임신한, 함유한

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 妊娠させる, 肥沃にする, 飽和させる, しみ込ませる, 注入する, 受精させる
adj. - 妊娠している, しみ込んだ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلقح, يخصب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפרה, עיבר, הספיג, מילא, החדיר‬
adj. - ‮מעוברת, נחדר‬

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