Word Meaning

impregnate definition and meaning

v. t. To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get with child or young.
v. t. To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate.
v. t. To infuse an active principle into; to render fruitful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue.
v. t. 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.
v. i. To become pregnant.
a. Impregnated; made prolific.