Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - impregnate
Impregnate
impregnate
v. & adj. --v.tr. 1 (often foll. by with) fill or saturate. 2 (often foll. by with) imbue, fill (with feelings, moral qualities, etc.). 3 a make (a female) pregnant. b Biol. fertilize (a female reproductive cell or ovum). --adj. 1 pregnant. 2 (often foll. by with) permeated. Derivatives impregnation n. Etymology: LL impregnare impregnat- (as IN-(2), pregnare be pregnant)
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I. transitive verb (-nated; -nating) Etymology: Late Latin impraegnatus, past participle of impraegnare, from Latin in+ praegnas pregnant Date: 1605 1. to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated , to permeate thoroughly, to make pregnant ; fertilize, see: soak impregnation noun impregnator noun II. adjective Date: 1646 being filled or saturated ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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