impregnate.
To cause to become pregnant.
Meaning & usage
To cause to become pregnant.
I was impregnated at a clinic but don't know who the sperm donor is.
A speech impregnated with references to the Constitution.
To fertilize.
To saturate, or infuse.
To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
To become pregnant.
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.
Impregnated (all senses).
Pregnant, with child.
Rendered fruitful, prolific.
Imbued, saturated, permeated or filled with.
Impregnable.
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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