impregnate

  • 11impregnate — v. (d; tr.) to impregnate with * * * [ ɪmpregneɪt] (d; tr.) to impregnate with …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 12impregnate — 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… …

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  • 13impregnate — 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

  • 14impregnate — 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.&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15impregnate — verb a) To cause to become pregnant. It is recommended to impregnate new shoes before wearing them. b) To fertilize …

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  • 16impregnate — 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&#8230; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17impregnate — [[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&#8230; …

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  • 18impregnate — 1. To fecundate; to cause to conceive. 2. To diffuse or permeate with another substance. SEE ALSO: saturate. [L. im , in, + praegnans, with child] * * * im·preg·nate im preg .nāt, im . vt, nat·ed; nat·ing 1 a) to make pregnant …

    Medical dictionary

  • 19Impregnate — Пропитывать; насыщать; наполнять …

    Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • 20impregnate — Synonyms and related words: bathe, beat into, besprinkle, brainwash, breathe, brew, catechize, charge, color, condition, cross fertilize, cross pollen, cross pollinate, cross pollinize, decoct, douche, dredge, drench, dress, drouk, dye, enrich,&#8230; …

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