Impregnate

Quick meaning: Impregnate is a verb meaning (transitive) To cause to become pregnant.

Meaning

(transitive) To cause to become pregnant.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To fertilize.
2. (transitive) To saturate, or infuse.
3. (transitive) To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
4. (intransitive, dated) To become pregnant.
5. (as a participle) Impregnated (all senses).
6. Pregnant, with child.
7. (figuratively) Rendered fruitful, prolific.

Example Sentences

A speech impregnated with references to the Constitution.

To Tartarize, ta²r'ta⁴r-i¹ze, v. a. To impregnate with tartar.

I was impregnated at a clinic but don't know who the sperm donor is.

Were they, like Spanish Jennets, to impregnate by the Wind, they could not have thought on a more proper Invention.

Word Forms

• impregnates
• impregnating
• impregnated

Synonyms for impregnate

Depending on context, synonyms include inseminate, inwomb, knock up, settle, cover, tincture.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tincture, saturate, infuse, bang up, instill, knock up.

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