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)