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Definition of Penetrate
1. Verb. Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance. "The bullet penetrated her chest"
Specialized synonyms: Dig Into, Poke Into, Probe, Cut, Interpenetrate, Permeate, Strike, Break, Foray, Poke Into, Creep In, Sneak In, Diffuse, Imbue, Interpenetrate, Permeate, Pervade, Riddle, Honeycomb, Pierce, Pierce, Thrust, Pierce, Tunnel, Filter, Percolate, Permeate, Sink In, Grain, Ingrain, Immerse, Plunge, Force, Storm, Ooze Through
Generic synonyms: Come In, Enter, Get In, Get Into, Go In, Go Into, Move Into
Derivative terms: Penetrator, Perforation
2. Verb. Come to understand.
Generic synonyms: Understand
Derivative terms: Penetration, Penetrative
3. Verb. Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions. "She was penetrated with sorrow"
Causes: Understand
4. Verb. Enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members. "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor"
Generic synonyms: Fall In, Get Together, Join
Derivative terms: Infiltration, Infiltrator
5. Verb. Make one's way deeper into or through. "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest"
6. Verb. Insert the penis into the vagina or anus of. "Did the molester penetrate the child?"
7. Verb. Spread or diffuse through. "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"
Generic synonyms: Perforate
Specialized synonyms: Spiritise, Spiritize
Derivative terms: Diffusion, Diffusive, Diffusor, Diffusor, Interpenetration, Penetrative, Permeant, Permeation, Permeation, Permeative, Pervasion, Pervasive
Definition of Penetrate
1. v. t. To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness.
2. v. i. To pass; to make way; to pierce. Also used figuratively.
Definition of Penetrate
1. [v -TRATED, -TRATING, -TRATES]
Medical Definition of Penetrate
1. 1. To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness. 2. To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to touch with feeling; to make sensible; to move deeply; as, to penetrate one's heart with pity. "The translator of Homer should penetrate himself with a sense of the plainness and directness of Homer's style." (M. Arnold) 3. To pierce into by the mind; to arrive at the inner contents or meaning of, as of a mysterious or difficult subject; to comprehend; to understand. "Things which here were too subtile for us to penetrate." (Ray) Origin: L. Penetratus, p.p. Of penetrare to penetrate; akin to penitus inward, inwardly, and perh. To pens with, in the power of, penus store of food, innermost part of a temple. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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