im·preg·nate
im-ˈpreg-ˌnāt 
ˈim-ˌpreg-
impregnated; impregnating
1
a
: to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
impregnate wood with varnish
b
: to permeate thoroughly
2
: to make pregnant : fertilize
im·preg·nate
im-ˈpreg-nət
: being filled or saturated
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Verb
a cake impregnated with brandy
impregnated the cloth with furniture polish
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Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
The disturbing true story of a North Carolina man who impregnated his biological daughter and then killed her, her adoptive father and his own infant son in a triple-murder-suicide is being adapted into a new Lifetime movie.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Kristin Lam, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2020
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Verb
In one instance at Combs’ house in Los Angeles, the complaint alleges, she was drugged into unconsciousness and was impregnated.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
The disturbing true story of a North Carolina man who impregnated his biological daughter and then killed her, her adoptive father and his own infant son in a triple-murder-suicide is being adapted into a new Lifetime movie.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Adjective
The genetic material was thus less effective for artificial insemination procedures to impregnate female dogs.
—Kristin Lam, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2020
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“Impregnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impregnate. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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impregnate
transitive verb
im·preg·nate
im-ˈpreg-ˌnāt, ˈim-ˌ
impregnated; impregnating
1
a
: to make pregnant
b
: to introduce sperm into : fertilize
2
: to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
gauze impregnated with white petrolatum
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