IMPREGNATE


Meaning of IMPREGNATE in English

v. & adj.

v.tr. 1 (often foll. by with) fill or saturate. 2 (often foll. by with) imbue, fill (with feelings, moral qualities, etc.). 3 a make (a female) pregnant. b Biol. fertilize (a female reproductive cell or ovum).

adj. 1 pregnant. 2 (often foll. by with) permeated. impregnation n.

[ LL impregnare impregnat- (as IN-(2), pregnare be pregnant) ]

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