im·preg·nate ( m-pr g n t)v. 1. To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; inseminate. 2. To fertilize an ovum. 3. To fill throughout; saturate. im  preg·nation n.im·preg nator n. |
impregnate
[impreg′nāt]
Etymology: L, impregnare, to make pregnant
1 to inseminate and make pregnant; to fertilize.
2 to saturate or mix with another substance. impregnable, adj., impregnation, n.
im·preg·nate (im-preg'nāt),
1. To fecundate or fertilize an oocyte; to cause to conceive.
See also: saturate.
See also: saturate.
2. To diffuse or permeate with another substance.
See also: saturate.
See also: saturate.
[L. im-, in, + praegnans, with child]
im·preg·nate (im-preg'nāt)
1. To fertilize or fecundate; to cause to conceive.
2. To permeate or saturate with another substance.
See also: saturate
See also: saturate
[L. im-, in, + praegnans, with child]
im·preg·nate (im-preg'nāt)
1. To diffuse or permeate with another substance.
2. To fecundate or fertilize an oocyte; to cause to conceive.
[L. im-, in, + praegnans, with child]
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