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Word: Impregnate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘fill’; earlier (Middle English) as impregnation): from late Latin impregnat- ‘made pregnant’, from the verb impregnare
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɪmprɛɡneɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
soak or saturate (something) with a substance
Short Definition:soak or saturate with substance
Examples:- wood which had been impregnated with preservative
Definition:
make (a woman or female animal) pregnant
Short Definition:make pregnant
Examples:- he was obliged to marry the woman he'd impregnated
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