Penetrate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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- Riddle
- Poke Into
- Filter
- Plunge
- Creep In
- Force
- Interpenetrate
- Diffuse
- Grain
- Permeate
- Penetrate
- Thrust
- Sink In
- Dig Into
- Imbue
- Pervade
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Meaning 2
Make one's way deeper into or through; "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 3
Spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 4
Enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members; "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 5
Insert the penis into the vagina or anus of; "Did the molester penetrate the child?".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 6
Come to understand.
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 7
Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.