IMPREGNATE


Meaning of IMPREGNATE in English

[ 'ɪmprɛgneɪt ]

■ verb

1》 (usu. be ~d with ) soak or saturate with a substance.

↘fill with a feeling or quality.

2》 make pregnant; fertilize.

Derivatives

impregnation noun

Origin

C17 (earlier (ME) as impregnation ): from late L. impregnat- , impregnare 'make pregnant'.

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