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1 impregnare
impregnate( imbevere) soak* * *impregnare v.tr.1 (render pregna) to impregnate2 (imbevere) to soak, to saturate, to impregnate; to fill, to imbue, to permeate: l'acqua impregna i corpi porosi, water impregnates porous bodies.◘ impregnarsi v.intr.pron.1 (divenir pregna) to become* pregnant2 (imbeversi) to become* impregnated, to become* soaked; (fig.) to be filled, to become* imbued: i muri si erano impregnati di umidità, the walls were permeated with damp.* * *[impreɲ'ɲare]1. vtimpregnare (di) — (imbevere) to soak o impregnate (with), (riempire: anche), fig to fill (with)
2. vip (impregnarsi)impregnarsi di(vedi vt) — to become impregnated with; to become filled with
* * *[impreɲ'ɲare] 1.verbo transitivo1) tecn. to impregnate (di with)2) (imbevere) to impregnate [ spugna] (di with); [ liquido] to impregnate, to soak [tessuto, carta, terreno]; [ odore] to permeate2.verbo pronominale impregnarsi1) (inzupparsi) [tessuto, carta, terreno] to become* impregnated, to be* soaked (di with)2) (odorare)* * *impregnare/impreŋ'ŋare/ [1]1 tecn. to impregnate (di with)2 (imbevere) to impregnate [ spugna] (di with); [ liquido] to impregnate, to soak [tessuto, carta, terreno]; [ odore] to permeateII impregnarsi verbo pronominale1 (inzupparsi) [tessuto, carta, terreno] to become* impregnated, to be* soaked (di with)2 (odorare) gli abiti le si erano impregnati di odore di fritto her clothes smelled strongly of frying. -
2 impregnare
[impreɲ'ɲare]1. vtimpregnare (di) — (imbevere) to soak o impregnate (with), (riempire: anche), fig to fill (with)
2. vip (impregnarsi)impregnarsi di(vedi vt) — to become impregnated with; to become filled with
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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