Thesaurus: impregnate

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1. v. t. To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get with child or young.
2. v. t. To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate.
3. v. t. To infuse an active principle into; to render fruitful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue.
4. v. t. 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.
5. v. i. To become pregnant.
6. a. Impregnated; made prolific.
7. v. fill, as with a certain quality
8. v. infuse or fill completely
9. v. fertilize and cause to grow
10. v. make pregnant
11. 1. To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get with child or young. 2. (Biol.) To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate. 3. To infuse an active principle into; to render frutful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue. 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. To become pregnant. Addison. Impregnated; made prolific. The scorching ray Here pierceth not, impregnate with disease. Byron.
12. To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to causeimpregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate.