Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of impregnating, or the state of being impregnated; fertilization; fecundation.
  • noun Intimate mixture of parts or particles; infusion; saturation.
  • noun That with which anything is impregnated.
  • noun In geology, an irregular form of mineral deposit, not a true vein, but having some of the characters of one. See segregation, segregated vein (under vein), and carbona.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act of impregnating or the state of being impregnated; fecundation.
  • noun (Biol.) The fusion of a female germ cell (ovum) with a male germ cell (in animals, a spermatozoön) to form a single new cell endowed with the power of developing into a new individual; fertilization; fecundation.
  • noun That with which anything is impregnated.
  • noun Intimate mixture; infusion; saturation.
  • noun (Mining) An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
  • noun The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something; diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.
  • noun That with which anything is impregnated.
  • noun geology An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
  • noun the process of totally saturating something with a substance
  • noun material with which something is impregnated

Etymologies

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From impregnate +‎ -ation.

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Examples

  • Brian is correct that the impregnation occurs when Superman has given up his powers.

    Superman Reruns Lou Anders 2006

  • We have, on a previous occasion, described the process of "maceration" or "enfleurage," that is, the impregnation of purified fat with the aroma of certain scented flowers which do not yield any essential oil in paying quantities.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881 Various

  • The process of fertilization or fecundation is also known as impregnation and conception.

    Woman Her Sex and Love Life William J. Robinson

  • Even today, because of the stigma around rape, especially as it was used as a tactic of war, there is a great disparity between the National Population Office of Rwanda's estimates of the number of children born of forced impregnation, which is from two to five thousand, and what the information provided by victim groups reflects, between ten and twenty-five thousand.

    unknown title 2009

  • Even today, because of the stigma around rape, especially as it was used as a tactic of war, there is a great disparity between the National Population Office of Rwanda's estimates of the number of children born of forced impregnation, which is from two to five thousand, and what the information provided by victim groups reflects, between ten and twenty-five thousand.

    unknown title 2009

  • From all other activities that are elsewhere ascribed to the Holy Spirit we conclude that His work in this case must have been anticipatory of the creative work that followed, a kind of impregnation with divine potentialities.

    Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942

  • Prior to these treatments, the grains may be subjected to a variety of other treatments, such as impregnation with various compounds, or germination.

    All About Coffee 1909

  • "impregnation;" to the little child it may be presented as "an awakening" of the sleeping seeds, so that they begin to grow, to develop, to expand and push out, until we have the full-grown seeds seen in the delicious and juicy roasting ear.

    The Mother and Her Child William S. Sadler

  • Apparently some smugglers even require women to receive contraception injections before they will agree to take them across the border, planning against their potential impregnation.

    Mojado « Planning the Day 2010

  • Are we now further narrowing the definition of an affirmative action Chicken-Hawk to demand impregnation of a woman between 1965 and1975?

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Lawyers, Treason, and Deception: A Response to Andrew McCarthy 2010

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