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interpenetrate

[ in-ter-pen-i-treyt ]

verb (used with object)

interpenetrated, interpenetrating.
  1. to penetrate thoroughly; permeate.
  2. to penetrate with (something else) mutually or reciprocally.


verb (used without object)

interpenetrated, interpenetrating.
  1. to penetrate between things or parts.
  2. to penetrate each other.

interpenetrate

/ ˌɪԳəˈɛɪˌٰɪ /

verb

  1. to penetrate (something) thoroughly; pervade
  2. to penetrate each other or one another mutually
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԳٱˈԱٰ, adjective
  • ˌԳٱˈԱٰԳ, adjective
  • ˌԳٱˌԱˈٰپDz, noun
  • ˌԳٱˈԱٰپ, adverb
  • ˌԳٱˈԱٰپ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٱ···ٰ· [in-ter-, pen, -i-tr, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
  • t··ٰԳ adjective
  • t·e·ٰtDz noun
  • t··ٰt adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of interpenetrate1

First recorded in 1800–10; inter- + penetrate
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

As the past and the present interpenetrate in Clark’s performance, you may feel, as I did, the themes of “Kimberly Akimbo” recombining to achieve an even sharper focus.

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Negative space and positive materiality interpenetrate in an extraordinary formal condensation of Cubist technique.

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The possibility that all things known and unknown are interpenetrated.

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Crazing patterns in polymers form in a direction perpendicular to the applied stress, and consist of interpenetrating, micrometre-scale voids bridged by highly oriented polymer microfibrils.

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The substantial reconstruction that is needed to convert single networks into interpenetrating ones requires a large energy barrier to be overcome.

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