Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To make pregnant\; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get with child or young.2. (v. t.) To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate. 3. (v. t.) To infuse an active principle into; to render fruitful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue. 4. (v. t.) 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. 5. (v. i.) To become pregnant. 6. (a.) Impregnated; made prolific. Thesaurus bathe beat into besprinkle brainwash breathe brew catechize charge color condition cross-fertilize cross-pollen cross-pollinate cross-pollinize decoct douche dredge drench dress drouk dye enrich entincture fatten fecundate fecundify fertilize fill flavor flush fructify get with child get with young imbrue imbue implant impress inculcate indoctrinate infiltrate infix infuse inject inoculate inseminate instill interpenetrate lave leach leaven lixiviate macerate manure penetrate percolate permeate pervade pollen pollinate pollinize program prolificate rinse saturate season seethe soak sodden sop souse spermatize steep suffuse temper tincture tinge transfuse wash waterlog |