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I timed my previous wife's pregnancy to the moment to have my son born on Bob Dylan's 50th birthday. There is no bigger Bob Dylan fan than me. You don't just time the day and impregnate your wife to get your kid to be born on Bob Dylan's 50th birthday.
Charlie Trotter

Meaning of "impregnate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IMPREGNATE

From Late Latin impraegnāre to make pregnant, from Latin im-in-² + praegnanspregnant.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPREGNATE

impregnate  [ˈɪmprɛɡˌneɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPREGNATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Impregnate is a verb and can also act as an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb impregnate in English.

WHAT DOES IMPREGNATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

impregnate

Fertilisation

Fertilization is the fusion of gametes to initiate the development of a new individual organism. In animals, the process involves the fusion of an ovum with a sperm, which eventually leads to the development of an embryo. Depending on the animal species, the process can occur within the body of the female in internal fertilisation, or outside. The cycle of fertilisation and development of new individuals is called sexual reproduction.

Definition of impregnate in the English dictionary

The first definition of impregnate in the dictionary is to saturate, soak, or infuse. Other definition of impregnate is to imbue or permeate; pervade. Impregnate is also to cause to conceive; make pregnant.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO IMPREGNATE

PRESENT

Present
I impregnate
you impregnate
he/she/it impregnates
we impregnate
you impregnate
they impregnate
Present continuous
I am impregnating
you are impregnating
he/she/it is impregnating
we are impregnating
you are impregnating
they are impregnating
Present perfect
I have impregnated
you have impregnated
he/she/it has impregnated
we have impregnated
you have impregnated
they have impregnated
Present perfect continuous
I have been impregnating
you have been impregnating
he/she/it has been impregnating
we have been impregnating
you have been impregnating
they have been impregnating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I impregnated
you impregnated
he/she/it impregnated
we impregnated
you impregnated
they impregnated
Past continuous
I was impregnating
you were impregnating
he/she/it was impregnating
we were impregnating
you were impregnating
they were impregnating
Past perfect
I had impregnated
you had impregnated
he/she/it had impregnated
we had impregnated
you had impregnated
they had impregnated
Past perfect continuous
I had been impregnating
you had been impregnating
he/she/it had been impregnating
we had been impregnating
you had been impregnating
they had been impregnating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will impregnate
you will impregnate
he/she/it will impregnate
we will impregnate
you will impregnate
they will impregnate
Future continuous
I will be impregnating
you will be impregnating
he/she/it will be impregnating
we will be impregnating
you will be impregnating
they will be impregnating
Future perfect
I will have impregnated
you will have impregnated
he/she/it will have impregnated
we will have impregnated
you will have impregnated
they will have impregnated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been impregnating
you will have been impregnating
he/she/it will have been impregnating
we will have been impregnating
you will have been impregnating
they will have been impregnating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would impregnate
you would impregnate
he/she/it would impregnate
we would impregnate
you would impregnate
they would impregnate
Conditional continuous
I would be impregnating
you would be impregnating
he/she/it would be impregnating
we would be impregnating
you would be impregnating
they would be impregnating
Conditional perfect
I would have impregnate
you would have impregnate
he/she/it would have impregnate
we would have impregnate
you would have impregnate
they would have impregnate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been impregnating
you would have been impregnating
he/she/it would have been impregnating
we would have been impregnating
you would have been impregnating
they would have been impregnating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you impregnate
we let´s impregnate
you impregnate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to impregnate
Past participle
impregnated
Present Participle
impregnating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPREGNATE


alternate
ˈɔːltəˌneɪt
carbonate
ˈkɑːbəˌneɪt
coordinate
kəʊˈɔːdɪˌneɪt
designate
ˈdɛzɪɡˌneɪt
discriminate
dɪˈskrɪmɪˌneɪt
disseminate
dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪt
dominate
ˈdɒmɪˌneɪt
eliminate
ɪˈlɪmɪˌneɪt
hibernate
ˈhaɪbəˌneɪt
illuminate
ɪˈluːmɪˌneɪt
impersonate
ɪmˈpɜːsəˌneɪt
indesignate
ɪnˈdɛzɪɡˌneɪt
laminate
ˈlæmɪˌneɪt
nominate
ˈnɒmɪˌneɪt
originate
əˈrɪdʒɪˌneɪt
polycarbonate
ˌpɒlɪˈkɑːbəˌneɪt
rejuvenate
rɪˈdʒuːvɪˌneɪt
resonate
ˈrɛzəˌneɪt
sultanate
ˈsʌltəˌneɪt
terminate
ˈtɜːmɪˌneɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPREGNATE

impreciseness
imprecision
impredicative
impregn
impregnability
impregnable
impregnableness
impregnably
impregnant
impregnatable
impregnation
impregnator
impresa
impresari
impresario
imprescriptibility
imprescriptible
imprescriptibly
imprese
impress

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPREGNATE

affectionate
agnate
bicarbonate
cognate
compassionate
determinate
disproportionate
donate
fortunate
innate
magnate
ordinate
ornate
passionate
pomegranate
predesignate
senate
stagnate
subordinate
unfortunate

Synonyms and antonyms of impregnate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMPREGNATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «impregnate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of impregnate

Translation of «impregnate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPREGNATE

Find out the translation of impregnate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of impregnate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «impregnate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

浸渍
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

impregnar
570 millions of speakers

English

impregnate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्याप्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تلقيح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пропитать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

impregnar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গর্ভবতী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

imprégner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Membasahkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

imprägnieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

含浸させる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

임신
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Impregnate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xâm nhập vào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கருவுற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संतप्त होणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hamile
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impregnare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

impregnować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

просочити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

impregnarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμποτισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bevrug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

impregnera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

impregnere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of impregnate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPREGNATE»

The term «impregnate» is regularly used and occupies the 76.780 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPREGNATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about impregnate

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «IMPREGNATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word impregnate.
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Charlie Trotter
I timed my previous wife's pregnancy to the moment to have my son born on Bob Dylan's 50th birthday. There is no bigger Bob Dylan fan than me. You don't just time the day and impregnate your wife to get your kid to be born on Bob Dylan's 50th birthday.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPREGNATE»

Discover the use of impregnate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to impregnate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Women Are Gifts: A Woman's Worth
Impregnate her, with love until love spills from her and covers you. Impregnate her, with kindness until kindness overtakes her heart and it becomes kindhearted . Impregnate her, with friendship until that ship delivers a friend to you. Impregnate ...
Yata Mcelrath, 2010
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Advances in Aluminum Oxide Research and Application: 2013 ...
“Impregnation of the dry scrubbing media may be carried out in any manner which effectively produces an adsorbent of about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of impregnate formed by using a solution of about 0.3% to about 40% impregnate.
‎2013
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Gardener's Monthly and Horticulturist
I attempted, this spring, to impregnate the Scuppernong,and also the Flowers grape (a late valuable variety of Bullace) with my gtaminatc hybrid Scuppernong ; but, notwithstanding I adopted every precaution to insure success, and had at least ...
Thomas Meehan, 1868
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The Gardener's Monthly and Horticultural Advertiser
I attempted, this spring, to impregnate the Scuppernong,and also the Flowers grape (a late valuable variety of Bullace) with my staminate hybrid Scuppernong ; but, notwithstanding I adopted every precaution to insure success, and had at ...
‎1868
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The Gardeners' Monthly and Horticulturist
I attempted, this spring, to impregnate the Scuppernong,and also the Flowers grape (a late valuable variety of Bullace) with my staminate hybrid Scuppernong ; but, notwithstanding I adopted every precaution to insure success, and had ...
‎1868
6
War Crimes Against Women: Prosecution in International War ...
When women are killed immediately after the rape, the intent is not to impregnate the woman. When members of the victim's own family or ethnic group are forced to rape the victim, the intent is not to impregnate with a different ethnic gene.
Kelly Dawn Askin, 1997
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Life and Habit
What is true of one hour before birth is true of two, and so on till we get back to the impregnate ovum, which may fairly claim to have been personally identical with the man of eighty into which it ultimately developed, in spite of the fact that there ...
Samuel Butler, 1878
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The note-books of Samuel Butler ...
There is no identity of matter between me as I now am, and me as an impregnate ovum. Continuity of existence? Then there is identity between me as an impregnate ovum and my father and mother as impregnate ova. Drop out my father's and ...
Samuel Butler, Henry Festing Jones, 1917
9
Life and Habit: Easyread Comfort Edition
What is true of one hour before birth is true of two, and so on till we get back to the impregnate ovum, which may fairly claim to have been personally identical with the man of eighty into which it ultimately developed, in spite of the fact that there ...
Samuel Butler, 2007
10
Popular Mechanics
For small work, all that is needed to vacuum- impregnate softwoods, such as white pine and balsa, is a small water- jet vacuum pump obtainable at any laboratory supply house for about a dollar, and a few pieces of pipe and fittings. A 4-in.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPREGNATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term impregnate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wisconsin woman wakes to find alleged assailant in bed
Her allegedly said the sex wasn't consensual but that the woman had been praying for God to impregnate her. Police said the victim was ... «Superior Telegram, Jul 15»
2
This Week In Tabloids: JLaw Wants Chris Martin to Impregnate Her
Welcome to Midweek Madness, where we move into a mansion in New Jersey only to find Gwyneth Paltrow has started sending us packages ... «Jezebel, Jul 15»
3
Blast closes US Zodiac Aero plant; Boeing, Airbus assess impact
Sirevog said a "treater" machine used to impregnate materials with resin was operating but another machine to burn off the vapor appeared to ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
4
One Direction's Louis Expecting Baby, Actors Sir Ian McKellen and …
Many fans are heartbroken but Michelle Collins tells One Direction fans not to worry as there are "still three others ready to impregnate you.". «ABC.com, Jul 15»
5
Extant Recap: 7/15/15 Season 2 Episode 3 "Empathy for the Devil …
And then he would intentionally impregnate them in hopes of creating a new culture on Earth. This plan of his worked for a while but eventually ... «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Jul 15»
6
First Lady kick-start girls hostel project in Ekwendeni: BEAM in …
... to several ills including sexual abuse by boys and men who impregnate them or infect them with various diseases including HIV and AIDS. «Nyasa Times, Jul 15»
7
This teddy bear sequel is hard to love
The bear lacks the necessary appendage to impregnate Tami-Lynn, so he hatches a plot to steal the sperm of American football legend Tom ... «Tiverton Mid Devon Gazette, Jul 15»
8
Hannibal season 3 episode 6 review: Dolce
... force him to ejaculate, collects his semen and uses it to impregnate her lover. Oh, and kills him by shoving his pet moray eel down his throat. «Den Of Geek, Jul 15»
9
Catch up on what you missed in the news last week: For complete …
... girl for more than a year in a scheme to impregnate her and raise the child as their own. The frequent assaults began when the girl was 13. «The Weekender, Jul 15»
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The Walking Dead At Comic-Con: Andrew Lincoln & Norman …
“He's not a crazy masculine-ninja-warrior dude that can kill anybody with anything and he seeks to impregnate everybody,” Yeun added. «Refinery29, Jul 15»

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