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impregnate

UK
/ɪmˈprɛɡ.neɪt/
US
/ɪmˈprɛɡ.neɪt/

Translations

impregnateverb
impregnated
Past Simple
impregnated
Past Participle
impregnating
Gerund
UK
/ɪmˈprɛɡ.neɪt/
US
/ɪmˈprɛɡ.neɪt/
féconderSens biologique : rendre une femelle enceinte.
The veterinarian explained how the procedure could impregnate the mare.
Le vétérinaire a expliqué comment la procédure pouvait féconder la jument.
imprégnerSens courant : saturer ou infuser une matière avec une substance.
The fabric was impregnated with a water-repellent solution to protect it from rain.
Le tissu a été imprégné d'une solution hydrofuge pour le protéger de la pluie.
imprégnerSens figuré : remplir ou marquer profondément d'une qualité, d'un sentiment ou d'une atmosphère.
The artist's work is impregnated with a sense of nostalgia and longing.
L'œuvre de l'artiste est imprégnée d'un sentiment de nostalgie et de désir.
Synonyms
inseminate
fertilize
enclose
saturate
permeate

Definitions

impregnateverb
To make (a female) pregnant.
The veterinarian explained how the procedure could impregnate the mare.
To saturate or infuse something with a substance.
The fabric was impregnated with a water-repellent solution to protect it from rain.
To fill or permeate with a quality or feeling.
The artist's work is impregnated with a sense of nostalgia and longing.
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