Impregnate

v. t. [imp. & p. p. IMPREGNATED; p. pr. & vb. n. IMPREGNATING.] [L. Lat. imprēgnare, imprēgnatum, from Lat. prefix im, for in, and prægnans, prægnas, pregnant; It. impregnare, Sp. impregnar, emprēnar, Pr. enpregnar, Fr. imprégner.]

1. To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get with child.
2. To infuse an active principle into; to render fruitful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue.
3. To infuse particles of another substance into; to communicate the virtues of another to, as in pharmacy, by mixture, digestion, and the like.