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impregnable
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/ɪmˈpɹɛɡ.nəˌb(ə)l/
adjective
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adjective
Impossible to defeat or enter by force.
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adjective
Extra detailCapable of being impregnated; impregnatable.
Examples
Islam will remain an impregnable fortress against wokeism.
Layla's virtue was impregnable.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
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Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsToo strong to be defeated or overcome; invincible.
Of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks; impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable.
More examples
In contextJurgis got up, wild with rage; but the door was shut and the great castle was dark and impregnable.
The reproductive strategies of troop members, especially those of impregnable females, are suggested to influence patterns of range use.
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Origin
adjective
From Late Middle English imprenable, impregnable (“impossible to capture, impregnable”), from Old French imprenable (modern French imprenable (“impregnable”)), from im- (a variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + prenable (“(military) of a building, position, etc.: takable”) (from prendre (“to take”) + -able (suffix meaning ‘creating an effect or influence’)). Prendre is derived from Latin prēndere, present active infinitive of prēndō, a variant of prehendō (“to catch, lay hold of; to grasp; to grab, snatch; to seize, take”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to find; to hold; to seize, take”). The intrusive g in the English word was modelled after words like deign and reign.