From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Impregnate \Im*preg"nate\ ([i^]m*pr[e^]g"n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. {Impregnated} (-n[asl]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Impregnating} (-n[asl]*t[i^]ng).] [LL. impraegnatus, p. p.
of impraegnare to impregnate, fr. L. pref. im- in + praegnans
pregnant. See {Pregnant}.]
1. To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render
prolific; to get with child or young.
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2. (Biol.) To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as
to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate.
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3. To infuse an active principle into; to render fruitful or
fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue.
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4. 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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Impregnate \Im*preg"nate\ ([i^]m*pr[e^]g"n[=a]t), v. i.
To become pregnant. --Addison.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Impregnate \Im*preg"nate\ (-n[asl]t), a. [LL. impraegnatus, p.
p.]
Impregnated; made prolific.
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The scorching ray
Here pierceth not, impregnate with disease. --Byron.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
impregnate
v 1: fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic
tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" [syn: {impregnate},
{infuse}, {instill}, {tincture}]
2: infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with
alcohol" [syn: {impregnate}, {saturate}]
3: fertilize and cause to grow; "the egg was impregnated"
4: make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again" [syn:
{impregnate}, {knock up}, {bang up}, {prang up}]
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