impregnate
pronunciation
How to pronounce impregnate in British English:
UK [ˈɪmpregneɪt]
How to pronounce impregnate in American English:
US [ɪmˈpregneɪt]
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- Verb:
- fill, as with a certain quality
- infuse or fill completely
- fertilize and cause to grow
- make pregnant
Word Origin
- impregnate (v.)
- c. 1600, from Late Latin impraegnatus "pregnant," past participle of impraegnare "to render pregnant," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + praegnare "make pregnant" (see pregnant). Earlier in same sense was impregn (1530s).
Example
- 1. A mind manages to impregnate another mind .
- 2. This will assist men preparing to procreate with information about the best time period for their sperm to impregnate .
- 3. Or impregnate her , depending on which version you read .
- 4. Impregnate the reader with new concepts of fashions .
- 5. She did , until she realized he could impregnate her daughter . Since then , things have been tighter than prison around here .