different between procreate vs impregnate

English

Etymology

From Latin pr?cre?.

Verb

procreate (third-person singular simple present procreates, present participle procreating, simple past and past participle procreated)

1. (transitive) To beget or conceive (offspring).
2. (transitive) To originate, create or produce something.
3. (intransitive) To reproduce.

Translations

Italian

Verb

procreate

1. second-person plural present of procreare
2. second-person plural present subjunctive of procreare
3. second-person plural imperative of procreare
4. feminine plural past participle of procreare

Anagrams

• percoterà

Latin

Verb

pr?cre?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of pr?cre?

English

Etymology

Earlier impregn, from Middle French imprégner, from Old French enpreignier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?p???ne?t/

Verb

impregnate (third-person singular simple present impregnates, present participle impregnating, simple past and past participle impregnated)

1. (transitive) To cause to become pregnant.

   Synonyms: knock up, inseminate, cover (of animals)

2. (transitive) To fertilize.
3. (transitive) To saturate, or infuse.
4. (transitive) To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
   • 1937, Hugh Bertie Campbell Pollard, The mystery of scent (page 121)

     It takes a little time for the personal fatty acids to impregnate new shoes or boots, but from the scent point of view leather is a sponge, and the personal scent is left.

5. (intransitive, dated) To become pregnant.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Addison to this entry?)

Translations

See also

• conceive
• sire
• father

Anagrams

• permeating, rimegepant

Italian

Verb

impregnate

1. second-person plural present of impregnare
2. second-person plural imperative of impregnare
3. feminine plural of the past participle of impregnare

Anagrams

• pigmentare, pigmenterà, pigramente