Impervious vs Impregnate - What's the difference?
impervious | impregnate |
Unaffected or unable to be affected by.
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Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
Immune to damage or effect.
To cause to become pregnant.
To fertilize.
To saturate, or infuse.
To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
(dated) To become pregnant.
As an adjective impervious
is unaffected or unable to be affected by.As a verb impregnate is
to cause to become pregnant.impervious
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Adjective
(en adjective)Antonyms
* perviousDerived terms
* imperviously * imperviousnessimpregnate
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Verb
(impregnat)- I was impregnated at a clinic but don't know who the sperm donor is.
- It is recommended to impregnate new shoes before wearing them.
- (Addison)