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impregnate.

To cause to become pregnant.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɪmpɹɛɡneɪt//ɪmˈpɹɛɡneɪt/
  1. To cause to become pregnant.

    transitive
    I was impregnated at a clinic but don't know who the sperm donor is.
    A speech impregnated with references to the Constitution.
  2. To fertilize.

    transitive
  3. To saturate, or infuse.

    transitive
  4. To fill pores or spaces with a substance.

    transitive
  5. To become pregnant.

    dated · intransitive
Where this word comes from

The adjective is first attested in 1540, the verb in 1605; borrowed from Medieval Latin impraegnātus, perfect passive participle of Latin impraegnō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of impregn; participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

adj/ˈɪmprɛɡnət//ɪmˈprɛɡnət/
  1. Impregnated (all senses).

    obsolete · rare
  2. Pregnant, with child.

    obsolete · rare
  3. Rendered fruitful, prolific.

    figuratively · obsolete · rare
  4. Imbued, saturated, permeated or filled with.

    obsolete · rare
  5. Impregnable.

    obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

The adjective is first attested in 1540, the verb in 1605; borrowed from Medieval Latin impraegnātus, perfect passive participle of Latin impraegnō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of impregn; participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

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