| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To soak, imbibe, drench, saturate or macerate.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To moisten, dabble or dampen.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Present participle conjugation of the verb impregnate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (impregnate) | 1. Fill, as with a certain quality.[Wordnet]. 2. Infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol".[Wordnet]. 3. Fertilize and cause to grow; "the egg was impregnated".[Wordnet]. 4. Make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again".[Wordnet]. 5. To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get with child or young.[Websters]. 6. To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate.[Websters]. 7. To infuse an active principle into; to render fruitful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue.[Websters]. 8. To infuse particles of another substance into; to communicate the quality of another to; to cause to be filled, imbued, mixed, or furnished (with something); as, to impregnate India rubber with sulphur; clothing impregnated with contagion; rock impregnated with ore.[Websters]. 9. To become pregnant.[Websters]. 10. Base verb from the following inflections: impregnating, impregnated, impregnates, impregnator, impregnators, impregnatingly and impregnatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective | 1. Being penetrating or piercing.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Being satisfying. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being impending. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being inspiring. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being cloying.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "IMPREGNATING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1772. (references) |
Specialty Definition: IMPREGNATING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Infusing seed or pollen; rendering pregnant; fructifying; fecundating; filling by infusion or mixture.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of impregnate. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: IMPREGNATING
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Impregnating helper | Occupations | Assists IMPREGNATOR AND DRIER (elec. equip.) in impregnating electrical products, such as capacitors, coils, and stators, performing any of the following duties: Loads capacitors into ovens, using hoist, and connects filler pipe of each capacitor to pipes of vacuum system. Turns valves to start and stop vacuum and regulates control equipment during impregnation process under supervision of IMPREGNATOR AND DRIER (elec. equip.). Reads vacuum gauges and capacitance bridge to determine degree of vacuum and capacitance and records or reports readings to IMPREGNATOR AND DRIER (elec. equip.). Cleans ovens and work areas, using solvent and brushes. Performs other duties as described under HELPER (any industry) Master Title. (references) | |
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