Impregnation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

material with which something is impregnated

the process of totally saturating something with a substance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpɹˈɛɡnˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpɹˌɛɡnˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpɹˌɛɡnˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪmpɹˈɛɡnˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue
the impregnation of wood with preservative
the saturation of cotton with ether

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

saturation fecundation fertilisation fertilization

Parts of Speech

noun	material with which something is impregnated “the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue”
noun	the process of totally saturating something with a substance “the impregnation of wood with preservative”
noun	creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant

Word Forms

impregnate	verb	infuse or fill completely
fertilize	verb	introduce semen into (a female)
fecundate	verb	introduce semen into (a female)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Imprägnierung

Material, mit dem etwas imprägniert ist

🇫🇷French

imprégnation

matériau dont quelque chose est imprégné

🇪🇸Spanish

impregnación

Material con el que algo está impregnado.

🇮🇹Italian

impregnazione

materiale di cui qualcosa è impregnato

🇳🇱Dutch

impregnatie

materiaal waarmee iets is geïmpregneerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

impregnação

material com o qual algo está impregnado

🇷🇺Russian

пропитка

материал, которым что-либо пропитано

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संसेचन

वह सामग्री जिससे कोई चीज़ संसेचित की जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

গর্ভধারণ

উপাদান যা দিয়ে কিছু গর্ভধারণ করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

செறிவூட்டல்

ஏதாவது செறிவூட்டப்பட்ட பொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫలదీకరణం

ఏదో కలిపిన పదార్థం

🇮🇳Marathi

गर्भाधान

अशी सामग्री ज्यामध्ये काहीतरी गर्भवती आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગર્ભાધાન

સામગ્રી કે જેની સાથે કંઈક ફળદ્રુપ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಳಸೇರಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ತುಂಬಿದ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബീജസങ്കലനം

എന്തെങ്കിലും സന്നിവേശിപ്പിച്ച മെറ്റീരിയൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਰਭਪਾਤ

ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਜਿਸ ਨਾਲ ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਗਰਭਵਤੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

حمل

مواد جس کے ساتھ کوئی چیز رنگدار ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

浸渍

浸渍某物的材料

🇯🇵Japanese

含浸

何かを含浸させた材料

🇰🇷Korean

수태

무언가가 함침되어 있는 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ngâm tẩm

vật liệu mà một cái gì đó được ngâm tẩm

🇹🇭Thai

การทำให้มีขึ้น

วัสดุที่มีบางสิ่งบางอย่างชุบอยู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

impregnasi

bahan yang diresapi sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapabinhi

materyal na kung saan ang isang bagay ay pinapagbinhi

🇲🇾Malay

impregnasi

bahan yang diresapi sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التشريب

المادة التي يتم تشريب شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

اشباع

ماده ای که چیزی با آن آغشته شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

emprenye etme

bir şeyin emprenye edildiği malzeme

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַספָּגָה

חומר שבו משהו ספוג

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