English → Latin
“impregnate” in Latin
sēminōto plant, sowgravidōto burden, load; to impregnateimpleōto fill up or with, fill fully; cover, fulfill. (+ genitive, ablative, or accusative case); to satisfy, satiate; to makemarītōto marry, wed (in the sense of "give a husband to someone", "give someone in marriage"); to be coupled; to have a mate;
The English word impregnate itself goes back to Latin praegnās, through impraegnātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
impregnate
seminare (a field, an animal): gravidare (a person, Aurelius Victor, Epit., 29, 14; figuratively the earth, as Cic., N.D., 2, 23, in., terra gravidata seminibus): implere (an animal): maritare (of animals and trees, post-Augustan).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for impregnate?
- The usual Latin words for “impregnate” are sēminō, gravidō, impleō; also marītō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.