impregnateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈɪm.preɡ.neɪt/us/ɪmˈpreɡ.neɪt/formalimpregnate verb [ T ] (ABSORB)
to cause something, usually a solid substance, to absorb something, usually a liquid:
This cloth has been impregnated with special chemicals for cleaning computer screens.
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Physical & chemical processes
- addition reaction
- adiabatic
- adsorb
- advection
- alpha decay
- corrode
- degradable
- diffraction
- dissolve
- exothermic reaction
- processus
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- saponification
- scald
- secretion
- suction
- the carbon cycle
- vaporize
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impregnate verb [ T ] (MAKE PREGNANT)
to make a woman or female animal pregnant
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Animal reproduction
- asexual
- bird
- breed
- egg
- embryo
- embryology
- embryonic
- estrogen
- fertilize
- fetus
- incubate
- infertile
- inseminate
- lamb
- mate
- ova
- reproduction
- spawning ground
- spermatozoon
- the birds and the bees idiom
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Obstetrics: processes & stages connected with sexual reproduction