Permeates vs Impregnate - What's the difference?
permeates | impregnate |
(permeate)
To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; -- applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture; as, water permeates sand.
To enter and spread through; to pervade.
A watery by-product of milk production.
To cause to become pregnant.
To fertilize.
To saturate, or infuse.
To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
(dated) To become pregnant.
As verbs the difference between permeates and impregnate
is that permeates is (permeate) while impregnate is to cause to become pregnant.permeates
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(head)permeate
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(permeat)Noun
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* * ----impregnate
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(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)