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im·preg·na·tion \ˌimˌpregˈnāshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: French or Latin; French imprégnation, from Middle French impregnation, from Medieval Latin impraegnation-, impraegnatio, from Late Latin impraegnatus + Latin -ion-, -io -ion 1. : the act of impregnating or the state of being impregnated: as a. : a causing to conceive : fecundation, fertilization b. : infusion, saturation c. : indoctrination 2. : something with which something else is impregnated: a. : a mineral concentration consisting of small scattered grains in a rock matrix b. : impregnant |