Synonyms for impregnated

Grammar : Adj

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

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

Définition of impregnated

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).

adj full
adj pregnant

Example sentences :

Impregnated by power divine, the soil was prolific in other fruits than these.
Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin

"And that I have—" The sugar was now impregnated with coffee, and he bent forward to swallow it.
Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster

His own estimate of his plight was impregnated with despair.
Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon

The odor of stables was impregnated with the scent of winter flowers and sachets.
Extract from : « Sacrifice » by Stephen French Whitman

This is principally due to the saltpetre with which it is impregnated.
Extract from : « Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce » by E. R. Billings.

The whole region round is impregnated with the odour of the oil.
Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston

They impregnated it with a growing enthusiasm for social justice.
Extract from : « Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) » by John Morley

But in every shape I am impregnated with the bitter savour of mortality.
Extract from : « Mystics and Saints of Islam » by Claud Field

Let it be impregnated with desire, will, purpose, personality.
Extract from : « The Lost Art of Reading » by Gerald Stanley Lee

As she never was out all this time, she could not be impregnated.
Extract from : « New observations on the natural history of bees » by Francis Huber

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