impregnate
/ˈɪmpregneɪt/verb
with obj.
1
- （一般作be impregnated with）soak or saturate (something) with a substance浸渍; 使饱和：
wood which had been impregnated with preservative.
浸渍了防腐剂的木头。
1.1
- imbue with feelings or qualities使充满（感情, 品质）：
an atmosphere impregnated with tension.
充满了紧张的气氛。
2
- make (a woman or female animal) pregnant使（女性, 雌性动物）受孕。
2.1
- Biology fertilize (a female reproductive cell or ovum)【生】使（雌性生殖细胞, 卵子）受精。
派生词
impregnation
noun词源
early 17th cent. （in the sense 'fill'）： from late Latin impregnat- 'made pregnant'， from the verb impregnare.