Antonyms for impregnate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : verb im-preg-neyt, im-preg-neyt; adjective im-preg-nit, -neyt

Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪmˈprɛg neɪt, ˈɪm prɛgˌneɪt; adjective ɪmˈprɛg nɪt, -neɪt

Definition of impregnate

Origin : c.1600, from Late Latin impraegnatus "pregnant," past participle of impraegnare "to render pregnant," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + praegnare "make pregnant" (see pregnant). Earlier in same sense was impregn (1530s).

verb infuse, fill; make pregnant

Example sentences :

It is only necessary that one should meet the female egg in order to impregnate it.
Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague

Nor is it necessary to impregnate the beer-wort with yeast to provoke fermentation.
Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall

He had sought to impregnate his colleagues with the same loftiness of principle—he had failed.
Extract from : « Rienzi » by Edward Bulwer Lytton

There is no identity of matter between me as I now am, and me as an impregnate ovum.
Extract from : « The Note-Books of Samuel Butler » by Samuel Butler

But he knows that she will impregnate him as well, give him power from her strength.
Extract from : « mile Verhaeren » by Stefan Zweig

Snails and worms are hermaphrodite, yet cannot impregnate themselves.
Extract from : « Zoonomia, Vol. I » by Erasmus Darwin

Would to God we could impregnate our hearts with these truths.
Extract from : « Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians » by Martin Luther

The roots and vegetables you use must be boiled first, or they will impregnate the soup with too strong a flavour.
Extract from : « The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual » by William Kitchiner

He breathed gently through a tube into a deep glass mug, so as to impregnate all the air in the mug with this quality.
Extract from : « Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) » by Wiliam Cabell Bruce

Clearly when last it was an impregnate ovum or some still lower form of life which resulted in that impregnate ovum.
Extract from : « The Note-Books of Samuel Butler » by Samuel Butler

Synonyms for impregnate

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