Impregnate /(ĭm*prĕg"nāt)/
Im·preg·nate
Impregnate
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Impregnated; p. pr. & vb. n. Impregnating
- To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get with child or young.
- To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate. (Biol.)
- To infuse an active principle into; to render fruitful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue.
- To infuse particles of another substance into; to communicate the quality of another to; to cause to be filled, imbued, mixed, or furnished (with something); as, to impregnate India rubber with sulphur; clothing impregnated with contagion; rock impregnated with ore.
Impregnate
v. i.
- To become pregnant.
Impregnate
a.
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Impregnated; made prolific.
The scorching ray Here pierceth not, impregnate with disease.