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