"impregn" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪmˈpɹiːn/ Forms: impregns [present, singular, third-person], impregning [participle, present], impregned [participle, past], impregned [past]
Etymology: From Middle French imprégner, from Old French enpreignier. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|imprégner}} Middle French imprégner, {{uder|en|fro|enpreignier}} Old French enpreignier Head templates: {{en-verb}} impregn (third-person singular simple present impregns, present participle impregning, simple past and past participle impregned)
  1. (now rare, poetic) To impregnate; to make fruitful. Tags: archaic, poetic

Inflected forms

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