Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Impregnate has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
fill, as with a certain quality
"The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
2
infuse or fill completely
"Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"
3
fertilize and cause to grow
"the egg was impregnated"
4
make pregnant
"He impregnated his wife again"
5
To cause to become pregnant.
Example Sentences
"The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
verb
"Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"
verb
"the egg was impregnated"
verb
"He impregnated his wife again"
verb
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
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