Impregnate
Impregnate (im*preg"nāt) , transitive verb
[Late Latin impraegnatus, past participle of impraegnare to impregnate, from Latin pref. im- in + praegnans pregnant. See Pregnant.]
1.
To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get with child or young.
2.
(Biology) To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate.
3.
To infuse an active principle into; to render fruitful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue.
4.
To infuse particles of another substance into; to communicate the quality of another to; to cause to be filled, imbued, mixed, or furnished (with something); as, to impregnate India rubber with sulphur; clothing impregnated with contagion; rock impregnated with ore.
Impregnate (im*preg"nāt) , intransitive verb
To become pregnant. — Addison
Impregnate (-nat) , adjective
[Late Latin impraegnatus, p. p.]
Impregnated; made prolific.
The scorching ray
Here pierceth not, impregnate with disease.