v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Impregnated p. pr. & vb. n. Impregnating ] [ LL. impraegnatus, p. p. of impraegnare to impregnate, fr. L. pref. im- in + praegnans pregnant. See Pregnant. ] 1. To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get with child or young. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Biol.) To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To infuse an active principle into; to render fruitful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |