impregnation
The act of making pregnantThe act of making pregnant; fertilization.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
Befruchtung
оплодотворе́ниеoplodotvorénije, зача́тиеzačátije
заплі́дненняzaplídnennja, заплі́днюванняzaplídnjuvannja
(countable, uncountable)The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something; diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.
пропи́тываниеpropítyvanije, насыще́ниеnasyščénije
the process of totally saturating something with a substance
(countable, uncountable)That with which anything is impregnated.
material with which something is impregnated
(countable, uncountable)An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English impregnacioun, from Old French impregnacion, in turn from Late Latin iFrom Middle English impregnacioun, from Old French impregnacion, in turn from Late Latin impregnatio.
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Forms
plural: impregnations| Singular | impregnation |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- the process of totally saturating something with a substance:saturation
- creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant:fertilizationfertilisationfecundation
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable