impregnate
Verb
- fill, as with a certain quality
- infuse or fill completely
- "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"
- fertilize and cause to grow
- "the egg was impregnated"
- make pregnant
- "He impregnated his wife again"
- To cause to become pregnant.
- To fertilize.
- To saturate, or infuse.
- To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
- To become pregnant.
Adj
- Impregnated (all senses).
- Pregnant, with child.
- Rendered fruitful, prolific.
- Imbued, saturated, permeated or filled with.
- Impregnable.
Examples
- I was impregnated at a clinic but don't know who the sperm donor is.
Origin / Etymology
The adjective is first attested in 1540, the verb in 1605; borrowed from Medieval Latin impraegnātus, perfect passive participle of Latin impraegnō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of impregn; participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
Synonyms
bang up, infuse, instill, knock up, prang up, saturate, tincture, cover, get with child, impregnate, inseminate, inwomb, settle
Antonyms
become pregnant
Scrabble Score: 15
impregnate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordimpregnate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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