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impregnate

🇬🇧 UK/'ɪmpregneɪt/🇺🇸 US/'impregneit/
C2

Definitions

v.

To make a woman or female animal pregnant; to saturate or thoroughly fill a substance with another

使怀孕;使受精;使浸透;灌输

adj.

Pregnant; thoroughly saturated or filled with something

怀孕的;充满的;浸透的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
imnot, opposite of
+
prebefore
+
gnbirth, produce, kind
+
ateto make, having
=impregnate

Common Collocations

  • 1.impregnate with用...浸透
  • 2.become impregnated变得浸透

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The wood was impregnated with protective chemicals to resist rot.

  • 2.

    Scientists can impregnate materials with beneficial properties.

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