01 v. t. To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get with child or young.
imp. & p. p.
Impregnated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Impregnating
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1.
To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get with child or young.
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2.
To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate.(Biol.)
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3.
To infuse an active principle into; to render fruitful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue.
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4.
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.