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impregnate

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˈɪmpɹɛɡneɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aeegimnprtStarts with IEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. make pregnant

Word origin

The adjective is first attested in 1540, the verb in 1605; borrowed from Medieval Latin impraegnātus, perfect passive participle of Latin impraegnō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of impregn; participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

Used in a sentence

  • I was impregnated at a clinic but don't know who the sperm donor is.
  • A speech impregnated with references to the Constitution.
  • The queen at their head, the representative of the future, has not yet been impregnated. Their entire destiny depends on the ensuing nuptial flight.

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