"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 Medieval Latin impraegnātus, past participle of Latin impraegnō. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|impraegnātus}} Medieval Latin impraegnātus, {{der|en|la|impraegnō}} Latin impraegnō 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
    Sense id: en-impregn-en-verb-7GrR-JGI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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