Impregnate
/ɪmˈprɛɡ.neɪt/noun
To make pregnant or to cause to conceive.
Did you know?In ancient alchemical texts, the act of impregnation symbolized the merging of opposites, creating new life as a powerful transformation process.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pregnā
“to fill, to become full or filled”
Latin
Latin
impraegnare
“to make pregnant, to fill with seed”
Old French
Old French
impregner
“to impregnate, to infuse or fill”
Middle English
Middle English
impregnaten
“to make pregnant, to cause conception”
Modern English
English
impregnate
“to cause to conceive or to fill with something”