transitive verb (past and past participleim·preg·nat·ed, present participleim·preg·nat·ing, 3rd person present singularim·preg·nates)
Definition:
1. saturate material: to incorporate a chemical into a porous material such as wood or cloth, especially by soaking it thoroughly with a liquid
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usually passive
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2. permeate something with quality: to permeate something with a particular aura or tone, or make something contain a particular quality
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literary
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This was a major speech impregnated with references to the Constitution and its interpretation.
3. make female pregnant: to make a woman or female animal pregnant
adjective
Definition:
1. saturated: infused or saturated with something
2. pregnant: pregnant or fertilized
[Early 17th century. < late Latin impregnat-, past participle of impregnare< Latin praegnas (see pregnant)]
