impregnates
Causes to conceive
Impregnates means to make pregnant, to cause conception: The male impregnates the female during mating season.
Extended to non-biological contexts, impregnate means to saturate or permeate thoroughly: The wood is impregnated with preservative, Smoke impregnated the curtains.
Ideas or feelings can impregnate a work: A sense of dread impregnates the novel.
Spread reproductive plant dust
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- stamenPollen-producing flower organ
- pistilSeed-producing flower organ
- ovuleUnfertilized seed structure
anther · cross-pollination · self-pollination · pollinator · bee · flower · blossom · nectar
Formation of an idea
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- spermMale reproductive cell
egg · zygote · embryo · gestation · insemination · fertility · procreation · breeding
pollinate
Spread reproductive plant dust
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- stamenPollen-producing flower organ
- pistilSeed-producing flower organ
ovule · anther · cross-pollination · self-pollination · pollinator · bee · flower · blossom · nectar · fertilize
conception
Formation of an idea
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
sperm · egg · zygote · embryo · gestation · insemination · fertility · procreation · breeding · ovum
permeate
Spread through entirely
suffuse · penetrate · absorb · steep · imbue · pervade · seep · fill · drench · waterproof
imbue
Pervade with feeling
influence · indoctrinate · inculcate · pervade · suffuse · fill · permeate · ingrain · embed
impregnatessterilizes
Eliminates all microorganisms
aborts · neuters · spays · castrates · terminates
impregnate, impregnation, impregnated, impregnating, impregnator, impregnations