impregnate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cause to become pregnant. transitive
    — I was impregnated at a clinic but don't know who the sperm donor is.
  2. To fertilize. transitive
  3. To saturate, or infuse. transitive
    — To Tartarize, ta²r'ta⁴r-i¹ze, v. a. To impregnate with tartar.
  4. To fill pores or spaces with a substance. transitive
    — It takes a little time for the personal fatty acids to impregnate new shoes or boots, but from the scent point of view leather is a sponge, and the personal scent is left.
  5. To become pregnant. dated,intransitive
    — Were they, like Spanish Jennets, to impregnate by the Wind, they could not have thought on a more proper Invention.
形容词 adj.
  1. Impregnated (all senses). obsolete,rare
  2. Pregnant, with child. obsolete,rare
  3. Rendered fruitful, prolific. figuratively,obsolete,rare
  4. Imbued, saturated, permeated or filled with. obsolete,rare
    — There Juno stopped, and, her fair steeds unloosed, Of air condensed a vapour circumfused: For these, impregnate with celestial dew, On Simoïs' brink ambrosial herbage grew.
  5. Impregnable. obsolete,rare

词形变化

impregnates present,singular,third-person impregnating participle,present impregnated participle,past impregnated past more impregnate comparative most impregnate superlative

词汇关系

近义词
get with child impregnate inseminate inwomb knock up settle
反义词
become pregnant
下位词
fertilize
衍生词
coimpregnated impregnant impregnatable impregnator nonimpregnated pre-impregnate preimpregnated reimpregnate unimpregnated
相关词
conceive sire father

词源

词源 1
The adjective is first attested in 1540, the verb in 1605; borrowed from Medieval Latin impraegnātus, perfect passive participle of Latin impraegnō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of impregn; participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
词源 2
The adjective is first attested in 1540, the verb in 1605; borrowed from Medieval Latin impraegnātus, perfect passive participle of Latin impraegnō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of impregn; participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
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