Impregn

//ɪmˈpɹiːn// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To impregnate; to make fruitful. archaic, poetic

    "his perswasive words, impregn’d With Reason"

Example

More examples

"his perswasive words, impregn’d With Reason"

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.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.