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impregnated

[ im-preg-ney-tid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

made pregnant:
An impregnated chamois antelope bears a single kid after 170 days of gestation.
fertilized:
The impregnated egg then travels along the fallopian tubes to the uterus, where it attaches to the uterine wall.
infused or permeated with some substance, quality, element, etc.; saturated (also used in combination):
To protect your engine against very dusty conditions, soak the air filter in the fluid, then squeeze the excess fluid from the impregnated filter.
I had to get out of that panic-stricken, hate-impregnated atmosphere.

First recorded in 1640–50; impregnate ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; impregnate ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

Question 9: If the female captive was impregnated by her owner, can he then sell her?

Despite the fact that they have been monkeying around for six months now, no female baboons have been impregnated.

On Tuesday night, the Thai military raided the IVF clinic where Chanbua was impregnated with Gammy and his twin.

At age 17, Schaeffer impregnated a young woman visiting the community.

The mystery of Mary visited by the Angel Gabriel, and told that she would be impregnated by none other than the Spirit of God.

The currency evidently became impregnated with the odor of the cigars.

More fiery than ever, she enfolded him in her arms, so that he was impregnated with a flame which he feebly resisted.

At this period the alchemist is represented by his descendant as a Puritan impregnated with the secret doctrine of Robert Fludd.

Between this and the village of the Pawnees we crossed two strongly impregnated salines.

They appeared to be impregnated with copper, and were more than 33 above blood heat.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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