Im*preg"nate (&ibreve;m*pr&ebreve;g"nāt),
v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Impregnated (-n&asl;*t&ebreve;d); p. pr. & vb.
n. Impregnating (-n&asl;*t&ibreve;ng).] [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.
2. (Biol.) To come into contact with
(an ovum or egg) so as to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to
fecundate.
3. To infuse an active principle into; to
render fruitful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to
imbue.
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.
Im*preg"nate (&ibreve;m*pr&ebreve;g"nāt),
v. i. To become pregnant.
Addison.
Im*preg"nate (-n&asl;t), a. [LL.
impraegnatus, p. p.] Impregnated; made
prolific.
The scorching ray
Here pierceth not, impregnate with disease.
Byron.
