English Explanatory Dictionary

impregn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To impregnate; to make fruitful.

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈpɹiːn/

Word forms

impregn impregns impregning impregned

Etymology

First attested in the early 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; from Middle English impregnen (“to make a woman pregnant, impregnate”), from Old French enpreignier, enpreigner (French imprégner), ultimately from Medieval Latin impraegnō. Doublet of impregnate.

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