English verb: impregnate | |||
1. | impregnate (change) fill, as with a certain quality | ||
Samples | The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide. | ||
Synonyms | infuse, instill, tincture | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fill, fill up, make full | ||
2. | impregnate (change) infuse or fill completely | ||
Samples | Impregnate the cloth with alcohol. | ||
Examples | They impregnate the cloth with water and alcohol, Water and alcohol impregnate the cloth | ||
Synonyms | saturate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fill, fill up, make full | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | alcoholise, alcoholize, ammonify, charge, drench, imbrue, imbue, medicate, soak, stuff, thoriate | ||
3. | impregnate (body) fertilize and cause to grow | ||
Samples | The egg was impregnated. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fecundate, fertilise, fertilize, inseminate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | inoculate | ||
Verb group | bang up, impregnate, knock up, prang up | ||
4. | impregnate (body) make pregnant | ||
Samples | He impregnated his wife again. | ||
Synonyms | bang up, knock up, prang up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fecundate, fertilise, fertilize, inseminate | ||
Verb group | impregnate | ||