| v. t. | 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); | |
| v. i. | 1. | To become pregnant. |
| a. | 1. | Impregnated; made prolific. |
| Verb | 1. | impregnate - fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" |
| 2. | impregnate - infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol" Synonyms: saturate | |
| 3. | impregnate - fertilize and cause to grow; "the egg was impregnated" | |
| 4. | impregnate - make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again" |