What does "impregnate" mean?
Impregnate: (Biol.) To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate.
Additional senses
- 2.To infuse an active principle into; to render frutful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue.
- 3.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.
- 4.To become pregnant. Addison.
- 5.Impregnated; made prolific. The scorching ray Here pierceth not, impregnate with disease. Byron.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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