Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impregn

/ɪmˈpɹiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-pregn
IPA: /ɪmˈpɹiːn/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To impregnate; to make fruitful.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"his perswasive words, impregn’d With Reason"
"Semele doth Bacchus bear / Impregned of Jove."
"Th' unfruitful rock, itself impregn'd by thee,⁠ / In dark retirement forms the lucid stone."

Etymology

First attested in the early 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; from Middle English impregnen (“to make a woman pregnant, impregnate”), from Old French enpreignier, enpreigner (French imprégner), ultimately from Medieval Latin impraegnō. Doublet of impregnate.

Origin

Source language: Middle English
First known use: First attested in the early 15ᵗʰ century

Word Breakdown

Root: impregnen, enpreignier, impraegnō

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

impregns (present, singular) impregning (participle, present) impregned (participle, past) impregned (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce impregn?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈpɹiːn/.
What does impregn mean?: To impregnate; to make fruitful.
Where does impregn come from?: It is traced to Middle English. First known use: First attested in the early 15ᵗʰ century.

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