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US
/ˌɪmˈpɹɛɡˌneɪt/
]
[ UK /ˈɪmpɹˌɛɡneɪt/ ]
[ UK /ˈɪmpɹˌɛɡneɪt/ ]
VERB
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infuse or fill completely
Impregnate the cloth with alcohol -
make pregnant
He impregnated his wife again -
fertilize and cause to grow
the egg was impregnated -
fill, as with a certain quality
The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide
How To Use impregnate In A Sentence
- Activated carbon can be impregnated with chemicals to make it a more effective adsorbent.
- The seeds were then cut in half longitudinally and deposited on a sterile Whatman No.1 filter paper impregnated with 1% tetrazolium chloride.
- The solid marker was impregnated on blotting paper and then coated with cellulose.
- Wipe the interior of the machine and dry thoroughly with a disinfectant impregnated cloth or disposable paper towel. 4.
- In all appearance it is impregnated with nitre, if not with something more mischievous: we know that mundic, or pyrites, very often contains a proportion of arsenic, mixed with sulphur, vitriol, and mercury. Travels through France and Italy
- Then they slather on antibiotic cream and apply silver-impregnated bandages.
- Core Cable X2 Speakon Speaker Cables are carbon impregnated for low microphonics. Musician's Friend: Stupid Deal of the Day
- Supposedly - what a weight of meaning I impregnate that word with. THE BROKEN GOD
- Undercover officers found drug-making equipment used to impregnate paper with LSD.
- A spot check on the rice produced exemplary grains, glossy and lustrous with the requisite stickiness, deliciously impregnated with the velvety richness of coconut milk.