noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ɪmpɹɛɡˈneɪʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:IH2 M P R EH1 G N EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 2
The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something; diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
That with which anything is impregnated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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4
noun
Meaning 4
An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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5
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Meaning 5
creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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