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- [verb im-preg-neyt, im-preg-neyt; adjective im-preg-nit, -neyt]
- /verb ɪmˈprɛg neɪt, ˈɪm prɛgˌneɪt; adjective ɪmˈprɛg nɪt, -neɪt/
- /ɪmpregˈneɪʃn/
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- [verb im-preg-neyt, im-preg-neyt; adjective im-preg-nit, -neyt]
- /verb ɪmˈprɛg neɪt, ˈɪm prɛgˌneɪt; adjective ɪmˈprɛg nɪt, -neɪt/
Definitions of impregnation word
- verb with object impregnation to make pregnant; get with child or young. 1
- verb with object impregnation to fertilize. 1
- verb with object impregnation to cause to be infused or permeated throughout, as with a substance; saturate: to impregnate a handkerchief with cheap perfume. 1
- verb with object impregnation to fill interstices with a substance. 1
- verb with object impregnation to furnish with some actuating or modifying element infused or introduced; imbue, infect; tincture. 1
- abbreviation IMPREGNATION impregnated. 1
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Origin of impregnation
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Late Latin impraegnātus past participle of impraegnāre to fertilize, impregnate, equivalent to im- im-1 + praegn- (see pregnant1) + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Impregnation
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
impregnation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
impregnation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for impregnation
noun impregnation
- intake — the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
- digestion — the process in the alimentary canal by which food is broken up physically, as by the action of the teeth, and chemically, as by the action of enzymes, and converted into a substance suitable for absorption and assimilation into the body.
- consumption — The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of using them.
- saturation — the act or process of saturating.
- penetration — the act or power of penetrating.
Antonyms for impregnation
noun impregnation
- boredom — Boredom is the state of being bored.
- distraction — the act of distracting.
- death — Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal.
- conclusion — When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
Top questions with impregnation
- what is impregnation process?
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