English Dictionary

impregnate

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪmˈpɹɛɡneɪt/

動詞

他動詞 古風 自動詞

(transitive) To cause to become pregnant. / (transitive) To fertilize. / (transitive) To saturate, or infuse. / (transitive) To fill pores or spaces with a substance.

日本語の意味

妊娠させる / 受精させる / 満たす、または物質で染み込ませる

The farmer decided to impregnate the heifer using a proven bull to improve the herd's genetics.

農場主は群れの遺伝的資質を改良するため、実績のある雄牛を使って若い雌牛を妊娠させることに決めた。

意味（1）

(transitive) To cause to become pregnant.

I was impregnated at a clinic but don't know who the sperm donor is.

意味（2）

(transitive) To fertilize.

意味（3）

(transitive) To saturate, or infuse.

To Tartarize, ta²r'ta⁴r-i¹ze, v. a. To impregnate with tartar.

意味（4）

(transitive) To fill pores or spaces with a substance.

It takes a little time for the personal fatty acids to impregnate new shoes or boots, but from the scent point of view leather is a sponge, and the personal scent is left.

意味（5）

(intransitive, dated) To become pregnant.

Were they, like Spanish Jennets, to impregnate by the Wind, they could not have thought on a more proper Invention.

impregnates （ present singular third-person ）

impregnating （ participle present ）

impregnated （ participle past ）

impregnated （ past ）