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1 impregnate im·preg·nate vt
['ɪmprɛɡˌneɪt](fertilize) fecondare, (saturate) -
2 impregnate
['ɪmpregneɪt] [AE ɪm'preg-]2) (fertilize) mettere incinta [ woman]; ingravidare [ animal]; fecondare [ egg]* * *impregnate /ɪmˈprɛgnət/a.1 (biol.) pregno, gravido2 (fig.) impregnato, saturo, intriso, pervaso.(to) impregnate /ɪmˈprɛgneɪt/v. t.1 (biol.) impregnare; ingravidare; fecondare3 (fig.) instillare; infondere* * *['ɪmpregneɪt] [AE ɪm'preg-]2) (fertilize) mettere incinta [ woman]; ingravidare [ animal]; fecondare [ egg]
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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