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1 impregnate
tr['ɪmpregneɪt]2 figurative use (influence) extenderse por3 formal use (fertilize) fecundar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto become impregnated with something impregnarse de algo1) fertilize: fecundar2) permeate, saturate: impregnar, empapar, saturarv.• empreñar v.• fecundar v.• imbuir v.• impregnar v.ɪm'pregneɪt, 'ɪmpregneɪt1) ( saturate)to impregnate something WITH something — impregnar algo con or de algo
2) ( make pregnant) (frml) fecundar['ɪmpreɡneɪt]VT (=permeate) impregnar, empapar ( with de); (=fertilise) [+ person, animal, egg] fecundar* * *[ɪm'pregneɪt, 'ɪmpregneɪt]1) ( saturate)to impregnate something WITH something — impregnar algo con or de algo
2) ( make pregnant) (frml) fecundar -
2 impregnate
adj.1 impregnado; empreñado.2 embarazada.3 preñado.vt.1 fecundar (fertilize)2 impregnar (soak) ( with de) (pt & pp impregnated) -
3 impregnar
impregnar verbo transitivo to impregnate [en, con, with] ' impregnar' also found in these entries: Spanish: teñir English: impregnate - permeate - pervade -
4 empapar
empapar ( conjugate empapar) verbo transitivo empaparse verbo pronominal ( mojarse mucho) [persona/zapatos/ropa] to get soaking wet
empapar verbo transitivo
1 (mojar, calar) to soak: llegó con la camisa empapada en sudor, she came home with her shirt soaked in sweat
2 (con un paño) to soak up ' empapar' also found in these entries: Spanish: calar - untar English: douse - drench - impregnate - soak - saturate
См. также в других словарях:
Impregnate — Im*preg nate ( n[asl]t), a. [LL. impraegnatus, p. p.] Impregnated; made prolific. [1913 Webster] The scorching ray Here pierceth not, impregnate with disease. Byron. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impregnate — v. (d; tr.) to impregnate with * * * [ ɪmpregneɪt] (d; tr.) to impregnate with … Combinatory dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impregnate — ► VERB 1) (usu. be impregnated with) soak or saturate with a substance. 2) fill with a feeling or quality. 3) make pregnant. DERIVATIVES impregnation noun. ORIGIN Latin impregnare make pregnant … English terms dictionary
impregnate — [im preg′nāt΄; ] for adj. [, im preg′nit, im preg′nāt΄] vt. impregnated, impregnating [< LL impraegnatus, pp. of impraegnare, to make pregnant < L in , in + praegnans, PREGNANT] 1. to fertilize (an ovum) 2. to make pregnant 3. to fertilize… … English World dictionary
impregnate — impregnation, n. impregnator, n. impregnatory /im preg neuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. v. /im preg nayt, im preg nayt /; adj. /im preg nit, nayt/, v., impregnated, impregnating, adj. v.t. 1. to make pregnant; get with child or young. 2. to fertilize … Universalium
impregnate — im•preg•nate v. [[t]ɪmˈprɛg neɪt[/t]] adj. [[t] nɪt, neɪt[/t]] v. nat•ed, nat•ing, adj. 1) phl to make pregnant 2) phl to fertilize 3) to cause to become permeated throughout: to impregnate a handkerchief with perfume[/ex] 4) to fill interstices… … From formal English to slang
impregnate — [[t]ɪ̱mpregneɪt, AM ɪmpre̱g [/t]] impregnates, impregnating, impregnated 1) VERB If someone or something impregnates a thing with a substance, they make the substance spread through it and stay in it. [V n with n] Undercover officers found drug… … English dictionary
impregnate — UK [ˈɪmpreɡneɪt] / US [ɪmˈpreɡˌneɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms impregnate : present tense I/you/we/they impregnate he/she/it impregnates present participle impregnating past tense impregnated past participle impregnated 1) to make a substance… … English dictionary
impregnate — im|preg|nate [ˈımpregneıt US ımˈpreg ] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: , past participle of impraegnare, from Latin praegnas; PREGNANT] 1.) to make a substance spread completely through something, or to spread completely through… … Dictionary of contemporary English
impregnate — I. transitive verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Late Latin impraegnatus, past participle of impraegnare, from Latin in + praegnas pregnant Date: 1605 1. a. to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated < impregnate wood with varnish > b.… … New Collegiate Dictionary