as in to soak
to wet thoroughly with liquid
impregnated the cloth with furniture polish
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Recent Examples of impregnate
Clothing impregnated with permethrin is another option.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
On Saturday, my brother and his husband flew from Oakland to Los Angeles and made their first attempt to impregnate me.
—Tamar Stevens, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
To cope, Bobby impregnates and marries another Veronica (Blake Lively), who is so attractive and kind and cheerful and perfect that we are forced to conclude that Bobby must really, really love brunette Veronica to still be thinking about her despite being wed to an angel.
—Lizzie Logan, Vulture, 2 May 2025
If this all is Dr. Max’s fever dream, the appeal might just be impregnating a coworker, not the actual responsibility of raising a child.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
On Saturday, my brother and his husband flew from Oakland to Los Angeles and made their first attempt to impregnate me.
—Tamar Stevens, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
To cope, Bobby impregnates and marries another Veronica (Blake Lively), who is so attractive and kind and cheerful and perfect that we are forced to conclude that Bobby must really, really love brunette Veronica to still be thinking about her despite being wed to an angel.
—Lizzie Logan, Vulture, 2 May 2025
If this all is Dr. Max’s fever dream, the appeal might just be impregnating a coworker, not the actual responsibility of raising a child.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impregnate
Verb
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Rooms are spacious and feature modern Thai decor, floor-to-ceiling windows, private balconies, deep soaking tubs, and rainfall showers.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
19 July 2025
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Two upstairs en suite bedrooms include the primary suite, which features a tiled balcony offering up a picturesque view of the Griffith Observatory, dual walk-in closets, and a bath flaunting a marble soaking tub notched into a windowed and arched alcove.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
18 July 2025
Verb
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The nest must be fully saturated for all wasps to be killed.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
19 July 2025
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Nutrition Facts Calories: 222 Protein: 2.22 grams (g) Fat: 22.22 g Carbohydrate: 3.33 g Sugars: 2.22 g Fatty acids (saturated): 21.11 g Sodium: 17 milligrams (mg) Potassium: 278 mg Coconut milk and coconut cream are similar but not the same.—
Julie Marks,
Verywell Health,
18 July 2025
Verb
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Each year, stories of people acting heroically to rescue others from the water turn tragic when the rescuers end up caught in the rip currents and drown.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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Truckee police were searching Friday for a possible drowning victim in Donner Lake, said department officials.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
18 July 2025
Verb
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One video depicted water from the ceiling drenching the lobby, as well as the candy counter of a concessions stand.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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After all the fussing and fidgeting exerted in trying to nail just the right mix of comic book action, comedy and pathos, the movie emerges as a tone-deaf mishmash of underdeveloped characters, half-baked humor and unhatched plotting drenched in CGI overkill.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
HollywoodReporter,
12 July 2025
Verb
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One key here is to macerate the watermelon with salt and sugar for 20 minutes, which draws out excess liquid, concentrates the melon’s flavor and allows the seasoning to penetrate the fruit.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2025
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The grapes were macerated for four to five days using the must from gravity pressing, then treated to cold clarification and stabilization, with no second fermentation, spending one month in bottle to emerge at 11% alcohol.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Impregnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impregnate. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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