Impregnated

Impregnated
Impregnate Im*preg"nate ([i^]m*pr[e^]g"n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impregnated} (-n[asl]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Impregnating} (-n[asl]*t[i^]ng).] [LL. impraegnatus, p. p. of impraegnare to impregnate, fr. L. pref. im- in + praegnans pregnant. See {Pregnant}.] 1. To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get with child or young. [1913 Webster]

2. (Biol.) To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate. [1913 Webster]

3. To infuse an active principle into; to render fruitful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • impregnated — adj. [p. p. from {impregnate}.] same as {fertilized}, 1. Syn: fertilized, inseminated. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • impregnated — un·impregnated; …   English syllables

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  • impregnated clothing — impregnuotoji apranga statusas T sritis apsauga nuo naikinimo priemonių apibrėžtis Odos apsaugos nuo nuodingųjų medžiagų priemonė, pagaminta iš įmirkytų specialiais tirpalais arba emulsijomis medvilninių audinių. Impregnuotosios aprangos… …   Apsaugos nuo naikinimo priemonių enciklopedinis žodynas

  • Impregnated — Пропитанный; насыщенный …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • impregnated — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Full] Syn. saturated, shot through and through, permeated; see full 1 . 2. [Pregnant] Syn. bred, enceinte (French), with child; see pregnant 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • impregnated — adj. fertilized, pregnant; saturated im·preg·nate || ɪmpregneɪt v. fertilize, make pregnant; fill completely, saturate, imbue adj. fertilized, pregnant; saturated …   English contemporary dictionary

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