impregnate

A verb meaning to make something or someone pregnant, or to saturate or fill something with a substance.

ruГлагол, означающий сделать кого-то беременным, или пропитать/наполнить что-то веществом.esVerbo que significa dejar embarazada a alguien, o empapar/llenar algo con una sustancia.frVerbe signifiant rendre quelqu'un enceinte, ou imprégner/remplir quelque chose d'une substance.deVerb, das bedeutet, jemanden schwanger zu machen, oder etwas mit einer Substanz zu durchtränken bzw. zu erfüllen.ptVerbo que significa engravidar alguém ou fazer com que algo seja absorvido ou saturado por uma substância.zh动词，指使某人怀孕，也指用物质浸透或充满某物。arفعل يعني جعل شخص أو أنثى حاملاً، أو تشريب شيء ما بمادة أو ملؤه بها.

1. To fill or saturate C1 formal scientific

   To cause a substance to be thoroughly filled or soaked with another substance.

   • The cloth was impregnated with a waterproofing solution.
   • The air was impregnated with the scent of pine trees.
   • They impregnated the wood with a preservative to prevent rot.

   ruНасыщать или пропитыватьesImpregnar (llenar o saturar)frImprégner, saturerdeSättigen oder DurchtränkenptSaturar ou impregnarzh使充满；使浸透arتشبيع أو تشريب

   Sinónimos: chargedrenchfillimbueinfusepermeatesaturatesoaksteepsuffuse

2. To imbue or inspire C1 formal

   To fill someone or something with a particular quality, feeling, or idea.

   • The teacher's words impregnated her students with a love for learning.
   • His speech was impregnated with a sense of urgency.
   • The novel is impregnated with themes of hope and redemption.

   ruНаполнятьesimbuir o inspirarfrImprégner (au sens figuré)deErfüllenptImbuirzh充满arيملأ

   Sinónimos: chargefillimbueinfusepermeatepervadesaturatesteepsuffuse

   Antónimos: depletedrainemptystrip

3. To fertilize C1 formal scientific

   To make an egg or female animal capable of developing a new life by introducing sperm.

   • The male's sperm impregnates the female's egg.
   • In many fish species, the male impregnates the eggs after they are laid.
   • The veterinarian impregnated the mare using artificial insemination.

   ruОплодотворитьesFecundarfrFéconderdeBefruchtenptFecundarzh使受精arإخصاء

   Sinónimos: fecundatefertilizeinseminate

4. To make pregnant C1 formal medical

   To cause a woman or female animal to become pregnant.

   • The bull impregnated the cow during the breeding season.
   • The doctor confirmed that the treatment had successfully impregnated the patient.
   • In some species, a single mating can impregnate the female for life.

   ruОплодотворитьesDejar embarazadafrrendre enceintedeBefruchtenptEngravidarzh使怀孕arإحبال

   Sinónimos: fecundatefertilizeinseminate

• impregnated past participle
• impregnated past simple
• impregnating present participle
• impregnates third person singular