impregnation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
2. (countable, uncountable) The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something; diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.
3. (countable, uncountable) That with which anything is impregnated.
4. (countable, uncountable) An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.

Synonyms

fertilization

fecundation

insemination

saturation

fertilisation

pollination

conception

implantation

infiltration

filling

chroma

making pregnant

treatment

Translations

imprégnation

impregnación

Imprägnierung

impregnazione

Befruchtung

fecundação

fécondation

fecundatie

fecondazione

bevruchting

γονιμοποίηση

impregnatie

Imprägnation

fecundació

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪmpɹɛɡˈneɪʃən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: impregnacioun

In summary

From Middle English impregnacioun, from Old French impregnacion, in turn from Late Latin impregnatio.