to impregnate

Examples

• All

• An example is malaria control, where impregnated mosquito nets are being given to the people.

  Academic text (2004)

• It's made from specially impregnated material, sensitive to infrared rays.

  Gog (1954)

• Yes, it's been impregnated with a virus.

  Fubar (2002)

• The resin-impregnated felt material becomes the outside of the lining, and the flexible membrane becomes the inside.

  Academic text (2011)

• There are some clothes behind that screen, suitably impregnated.

  Lisztomania (1975)

• "The shirt felt exactly like a hotel sheet; the fabric was absolutely impregnated with chemicals.

  Fiction book (1994)

• So part of that could be impregnating it with resins or chemicals essentially that makes the wood itself quite fire resistant.

  The Royal Institution

• Cured in Place Pipe includes a synthetic felt material impregnated with resin and lined with a flexible membrane.

  Academic text (2011)

• The center panel is a thin, 6-inch-by-6-inch sheet of rigid plastic, impregnated with a lure that it releases slowly.

  Academic text (1996)

• An antibiotic-impregnated plastic shield covers the auricle and postauricular area, ensuring sterility.

  Academic text (2002)

Synonyms

S

to soak

vsto impregnate

141 1.0

Make something very wet by putting it into water or other liquid

is general thorough filling with a substance rather than only wetting

S

to saturate

vsto impregnate

55 5.2

Make something so full of liquid or color that it can take no more

is thorough filling without necessarily reaching the point of full capacity

I

to infuse

vsto impregnate

19 4.1

Soak herbs or tea leaves in hot water to give their flavor

is thorough filling in general rather than mainly to extract flavor

D

to douse

vsto impregnate

18 4.4

To pour liquid over a person or thing to make them wet

is thorough filling that can occur slowly by absorption not only by pouring

D

to drench

vsto impregnate

14 4.4

Fill something completely with a liquid or a strong feeling

is about full saturation of a substance rather than emotional emphasis

I

to immerse

vsto impregnate

9 4.2

Put something completely into a liquid to cover it

is thorough filling that can occur by absorption or methods not only by dipping

S

to sop

vsto impregnate

• Archaic

1 8.3

To make something take in liquid until it is very wet

is thorough filling that can apply to many substances not only liquids

I

to instill

vsto impregnate

• Specialized

1 6.2

To put liquid into a part of the body, often drop by drop

is full saturation rather than slow small additions over time

S

to souse

vsto impregnate

1 8.8

To soak something completely in liquid

is general thorough filling that can involve nonliquid materials too

D

to dowse

vsto impregnate

7.8

To pour water over something so it becomes completely wet

is general thorough filling not limited to pouring as the only method

P

to perfuse

vsto impregnate

9.3

Cause light, color or liquid to spread through something

is about complete saturation rather than merely causing flow or spread

Antonyms

D

to dry

570 1.0

To become free of water or wetness

Phrasal Verbs

I

to impregnate the soil

• Specialized

5.8

To add nutrients to soil so plants grow better

How Saturated

to impregnate

3 7.4

to soak

141 1.0

to wet

26 1.0

to moisten

7 3.0

to dampen

4 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology