impregnate

IMPREG'NATE, v.t. [See Pregnant.]

1. To infuse the principle of conception; to make pregnant, as a female animal.

2. To deposit the fecundating dust of a flower on the pistils of a plant; to render prolific.

3. To infuse particles of one thing into another; to communicate the virtues or one thing to another, as in pharmacy, by mixture, digestion, &c.

IMPREG'NATE, a. Impregnated; rendered prolific or fruitful.