to make (a female person or animal) pregnant; to fertilize (her)
to introduce sperm cells into (an ovum)
(+ with) to soak or saturate (something) with something
paper impregnated with perfume
said of a quality, emotion, etc: to fill or be a dominant presence in (speech or writing)
Awe and wonder impregnated his articles
impregnation /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ noun
impregnator noun
[late Latin impraegnatus, past part. of impraegnare, from in-2 + Latin praegnas: see pregnant]