Impregnate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fill, as with a certain quality

infuse or fill completely

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpɹˈɛɡneɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪmpɹˌɛɡneɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪmpɹˌɛɡneɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmpɹˈɛɡneɪt/.

Examples

The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide
Impregnate the cloth with alcohol
the egg was impregnated

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

infuse prang up bang up knock up tincture saturate instill

Parts of Speech

verb	fill, as with a certain quality “The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide”
verb	infuse or fill completely “Impregnate the cloth with alcohol”
verb	fertilize and cause to grow “the egg was impregnated”
verb	make pregnant “He impregnated his wife again”

Word Forms

infusion	noun	the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality
impregnation	noun	the process of totally saturating something with a substance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

imprägnieren

füllen, wie mit einer bestimmten Qualität

🇫🇷French

imprégner

remplir, comme avec une certaine qualité

🇪🇸Spanish

impregnar

llenar, como con una cierta calidad

🇮🇹Italian

impregnare

riempire, come con una certa qualità

🇳🇱Dutch

impregneren

vullen, zoals bij een bepaalde kwaliteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

impregnar

preencher, como com uma certa qualidade

🇷🇺Russian

пропитывать

наполнить, как с определённым качеством

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्याप्त

एक निश्चित गुणवत्ता के साथ भरें

🇧🇩Bengali

গর্ভধারণ করা

একটি নির্দিষ্ট মানের হিসাবে পূরণ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

கருவூட்டு

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட தரத்துடன் நிரப்பவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫలదీకరణము

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట నాణ్యతతో నింపండి

🇮🇳Marathi

गर्भधारणा

एका विशिष्ट गुणवत्तेप्रमाणे भरा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગર્ભાધાન

ભરો, ચોક્કસ ગુણવત્તા સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತುಂಬಿಸು

ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದಂತೆ ಭರ್ತಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗർഭം ധരിക്കുക

ഒരു നിശ്ചിത ഗുണനിലവാരം പോലെ പൂരിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਰਭਪਾਤ

ਭਰੋ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

حاملہ

بھریں، جیسا کہ ایک خاص معیار کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

浸渍

填充，具有一定的质量

🇯🇵Japanese

妊娠させる

一定の品質と同様に埋める

🇰🇷Korean

스며들게 하다

채우다, 특정 품질로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tẩm bổ

điền vào, như với một chất lượng nhất định

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้มีครรภ์

เติมเต็มเช่นเดียวกับคุณภาพที่แน่นอน

🇮🇩Indonesian

hamil

isi, dengan kualitas tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

mabuntis

punan, tulad ng sa isang tiyak na kalidad

🇲🇾Malay

menghamili

isi, seperti dengan kualiti tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مشرب

ملء، كما هو الحال مع نوعية معينة

🇮🇷Persian

اشباع کردن

پر کردن، مانند با کیفیت خاص

🇹🇷Turkish

hamile bırakmak

belirli bir kalitede olduğu gibi doldurun

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַספִּיג

מילוי, כמו באיכות מסוימת

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