# impregnation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪmpɹɛɡˈneɪʃən/ · frequency rank #70,770

## Definitions
1. The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
2. The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something; diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.
3. That with which anything is impregnated.
4. An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.

## Etymology
From Middle English impregnacioun, from Old French impregnacion, in turn from Late Latin impregnatio.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/impregnation