impregnate

verb · adjectiveB2

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

impregnates

V_ing/Gerund

impregnating

V_ed/pp

impregnated

1.
(transitive)To cause to become pregnant.
I was impregnated at a clinic but don't know who the sperm donor is.
A speech impregnated with references to the Constitution.
Đồng nghĩa: knock up, inseminate, cover
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.

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more impregnate

Superlative

most impregnate

1.
(obsolete, rare)(as a participle) 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)(mistakenly) Impregnable.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

knock upinseminatecovercover (of animals)

Cùng gốc / liên quan

coimpregnatednonimpregnatedpreimpregnatedunimpregnatedimpregnantimpregnatableimpregnatorreimpregnatepre-impregnateconceive sire father

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Nguồn gốc từ

The adjective is 1540, the verb in 1605; impraegnātus, perfect passive participle of Latin impraegnō, see -ate and -ate. impregn; participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.