impregnate

Who acts: baby, smoke, Farmers, chemical · What happens: soak, fill, impregnate, make, start, grow · To what, where: something, wood, female animal, fence posts, posts, cloth

«impregnate» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: impregnate in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To soak or fill something completely with a substance: wood impregnated with oil.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 soak	mark
2	soak	soak	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 fill	cc
4	fill	fill	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 soak	conj
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 fill	obj
6	completely	completely	ADV	_	4 fill	advmod
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 substance	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 substance	det
9	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fill	obl
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 wood	punct
11	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 substance	appos
12	impregnated	impregnate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 wood	acl
13	with	with	ADP	_	14 oil	case
14	oil	oil	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 impregnated	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 soak	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	soak	to-infinitive			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	fill	infinitive	something	with a substance; completely property	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent something=Patient with substance=Instrument
3	impregnate	participle	wood not said here	with oil	vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with oil=Theme

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: biology — kept apart, not parsed.

To make a female animal pregnant, so that a baby starts to grow inside her.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 animal	det
4	female	female	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 animal	amod
5	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obj
6	pregnant	pregnant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 make	xcomp
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 starts	punct
8	so	so	SCONJ	ExtPos=SCONJ	12 starts	mark
9	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 so	fixed
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 baby	det
11	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 starts	nsubj
12	starts	start	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 make	parataxis
13	to	to	PART	_	14 grow	mark
14	grow	grow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 starts	xcomp
15	inside	inside	ADP	_	16 her	case
16	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 grow	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		a female animal	pregnant property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset animal=Product
2	start	present	a baby			vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
3	grow	to-infinitive	a baby not said here		inside baby	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme inside she=Location

Example 1

The fence posts were impregnated with a chemical to stop them rotting.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 posts	det
2	fence	fence	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 posts	compound
3	posts	post	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 impregnated	nsubj:pass
4	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 impregnated	aux:pass
5	impregnated	impregnate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 chemical	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 chemical	det
8	chemical	chemical	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 impregnated	obl
9	to	to	PART	_	10 stop	mark
10	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 impregnated	advcl
11	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 stop	obj
12	rotting	rot	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 stop	xcomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 impregnated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	impregnate	past · passive	the fence posts	with a chemical	vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with chemical=Theme
2	stop	to-infinitive	posts = post		tree rules
3	rot	gerund			vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 2

The cloth was impregnated with wax to make it waterproof.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cloth	det
2	cloth	cloth	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 impregnated	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 impregnated	aux:pass
4	impregnated	impregnate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 wax	case
6	wax	wax	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 impregnated	obl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 make	mark
8	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 impregnated	advcl
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 make	obj
10	waterproof	waterproof	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 make	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 impregnated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	impregnate	past · passive		the cloth				with wax	vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with wax=Theme
2	make	to-infinitive		cloth				waterproof property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product

Example 3

The bandage is impregnated with antiseptic.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bandage	det
2	bandage	bandage	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 impregnated	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 impregnated	aux:pass
4	impregnated	impregnate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 antiseptic	case
6	antiseptic	antiseptic	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 impregnated	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 impregnated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	impregnate	present · passive		the bandage				with antiseptic	vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with antiseptic=Theme

Example 4

The air was impregnated with the smell of smoke.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 air	det
2	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 impregnated	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 impregnated	aux:pass
4	impregnated	impregnate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 smell	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 smell	det
7	smell	smell	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 impregnated	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 smoke	case
9	smoke	smoke	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 smell	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 impregnated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	impregnate	past · passive		the air				with the smell of smoke	vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with smell=Theme
2	smell		smoke						nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent

Example 5

Farmers keep the bull separate until they want the cows impregnated.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Farmers	farmer	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 keep	nsubj
2	keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 bull	det
4	bull	bull	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 keep	obj
5	separate	separate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 keep	xcomp
6	until	until	SCONJ	_	8 want	mark
7	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 want	nsubj
8	want	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 keep	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 cows	det
10	cows	cow	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 want	obj
11	impregnated	impregnate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 cows	acl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	keep	present	Farmers	the bull	separate property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bull=Theme
2	want	present	Farmers = farmer	the cows		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot cow=Theme
3	impregnate	participle		the cows not said here		vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme

Example 6

The matches are impregnated with a chemical that helps them light.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 matches	det
2	matches	match	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 impregnated	nsubj:pass
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 impregnated	aux:pass
4	impregnated	impregnate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 chemical	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 chemical	det
7	chemical	chemical	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 impregnated	obl
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 helps	nsubj
9	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 chemical	acl:relcl
10	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 helps	obj
11	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 helps	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 impregnated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	impregnate	present · passive		the matches				with a chemical	vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with chemical=Theme
2	help	present	a chemical	matches = match					tree rules

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