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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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 Pregnant.]
     1. To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render
        prolific; to get with child or young.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Biol.) To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as
        to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To infuse an active principle into; to render fruitful or
        fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To infuse particles of another substance into; to
        communicate the quality of another to; to cause to be
        filled, imbued, mixed, or furnished (with something); as,
        to impregnate India rubber with sulphur; clothing
        impregnated with contagion; rock impregnated with ore.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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 Pregnant.]
     1. To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render
        prolific; to get with child or young.
  
     2. (Biol.) To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as
        to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate.
  
     3. To infuse an active principle into; to render fruitful or
        fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue.
  
     4. To infuse particles of another substance into; to
        communicate the quality of another to; to cause to be
        filled, imbued, mixed, or furnished (with something); as,
        to impregnate India rubber with sulphur; clothing
        impregnated with contagion; rock impregnated with ore.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  impregnating
     vb.
     (present participle of en impregnate nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  impregnating
     vb.
     (present participle of en impregnate nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  impregnating
     vb.
     (present participle of en impregnate nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  impregnating
     vb.
     (present participle of en impregnate nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  impregnating
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm i mpregnat ing e)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Impregnating /ˈɪmpɹˌɛɡneɪtɪŋ/
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