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.

Derivatives:

impregnation n.

Etymology: LL impregnare impregnat- (as IN-(2), pregnare be pregnant)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.