Meaning & use
impregnated
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thoroughly saturated or filled with a substance throughout.
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The wood was impregnated with a preservative to resist rot.
The air in the workshop was impregnated with the smell of sawdust.
A note on using this word
Also used to mean 'made pregnant,' but its more common general use describes a material being soaked or filled with a substance.
Words with a similar meaning
saturatedinfused
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Another way to use it
2. verb
made pregnant.
The mare was impregnated by a champion stallion.
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