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  • 21impregnate — (v.) c.1600, from L.L. impraegnatus pregnant, pp. of impraegnare to render pregnant, from assimilated form of in into, in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + praegnare make pregnant (see PREGNANT (Cf. pregnant)). Earlier in same sense was impregn (1530s) …

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  • 22impregnate — [ ɪmprɛgneɪt] verb 1》 (usu. be impregnated with) soak or saturate with a substance.     ↘fill with a feeling or quality. 2》 make pregnant; fertilize. Derivatives impregnation noun Origin C17 (earlier (ME) as impregnation): from late L. impregnat …

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  • 23get — [c]/gɛt / (say get) verb (got, got or, Chiefly US, gotten, Archaic, gat, getting) –verb (t) 1. to obtain, gain, or acquire by any means: to get favour by service; get a good price. 2. to fetch or bring: I w …

  • 24impregnate — ► VERB 1) (usu. be impregnated with) soak or saturate with a substance. 2) fill with a feeling or quality. 3) make pregnant. DERIVATIVES impregnation noun. ORIGIN Latin impregnare make pregnant …

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  • 25impregnation — impregnate ► VERB 1) (usu. be impregnated with) soak or saturate with a substance. 2) fill with a feeling or quality. 3) make pregnant. DERIVATIVES impregnation noun. ORIGIN Latin impregnare make pregnant …

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  • 26knock someone up — 1 (Brit. informal) we were knocked up at five in the morning: WAKE (UP), awaken, call, rouse, arouse, get out of bed, get up; poetic/literary waken. 2 ( …

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  • 27Impregnate — Im*preg nate ([i^]m*pr[e^]g n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impregnated} ( n[asl]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Impregnating} ( n[asl]*t[i^]ng).] [LL. impraegnatus, p. p. of impraegnare to impregnate, fr. L. pref. im in + praegnans pregnant. See… …

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  • 28Impregnated — Impregnate Im*preg nate ([i^]m*pr[e^]g n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impregnated} ( n[asl]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Impregnating} ( n[asl]*t[i^]ng).] [LL. impraegnatus, p. p. of impraegnare to impregnate, fr. L. pref. im in + praegnans pregnant …

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  • 29Impregnating — Impregnate Im*preg nate ([i^]m*pr[e^]g n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impregnated} ( n[asl]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Impregnating} ( n[asl]*t[i^]ng).] [LL. impraegnatus, p. p. of impraegnare to impregnate, fr. L. pref. im in + praegnans pregnant …

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  • 30impregnated — adj. fertilized, pregnant; saturated im·preg·nate || ɪmpregneɪt v. fertilize, make pregnant; fill completely, saturate, imbue adj. fertilized, pregnant; saturated …

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