impregnate

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To cause to become pregnant.
2. (transitive) To fertilize.
3. (transitive) To saturate, or infuse.
4. (transitive) To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
5. (dated, intransitive) To become pregnant.

Adj

1. (obsolete, rare) Impregnated (all senses).
2. (obsolete, rare) Pregnant, with child.
3. (figuratively, obsolete, rare) Rendered fruitful, prolific.
4. (obsolete, rare) Imbued, saturated, permeated or filled with.
5. (obsolete, rare) Impregnable.

Synonyms

saturate

fertilize

soak

imbue

inseminate

infuse

fecundate

make pregnant

breed

instill

permeate

knock up

fertilise

get pregnant

fructify

stand

steep

bang up

tincture

implant

fill up

infiltration

complete

cover

prang up

procreate

produce

interpenetrate

line

litter

apply

macerate

maceration

make out

man

👨

mate

🧉

meet

milt

occupy

pack

penetration

pervade

prime

satisfy

saturated

sink

sire

soak through

steeping

stuff

Translations

impregnare

imprégner

schwängern

féconder

emprenhar

engrosser

imprägnieren

befruchten

impregnar

preñar

embarazar

fecundar

engravidar

bevruchten

fecondare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪmpɹɛɡneɪt/

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.