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penetrate
[ pen-i-treyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to pierce or pass into or through:
The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
- to enter the interior of:
to penetrate a forest.
- to enter and diffuse itself through; permeate.
- to arrive at the truth or meaning of; understand; comprehend:
to penetrate a mystery.
Synonyms: ,
- to obtain a share of (a market):
to penetrate the Canadian coffee market.
- to affect or impress (the mind or feelings) deeply.
Synonyms:
- to extend influence, usually peacefully, into the affairs of (another country).
verb (used without object)
- to enter, reach, or pass through something, as by piercing:
We penetrated to the interior of the Kasbah.
- to be diffused through something.
- to understand or read the meaning of something.
- to have a deep effect or impact on someone.
penetrate
/ ˈɛɪˌٰɪ /
verb
- to find or force a way into or through (something); pierce; enter
- to diffuse through (a substance); permeate
- tr to see through
their eyes could not penetrate the fog
- tr (of a man) to insert the penis into the vagina of (a woman)
- tr to grasp the meaning of (a principle, etc)
- intr to be understood
his face lit up as the new idea penetrated
Derived Forms
- ˈԱٰ, adverb
- ˈԱٰپ, adjective
- ˈԱٰ, adjective
- ˈԱˌٰٴǰ, noun
- ˌԱٰˈٲ, noun
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- ·ٰtǰ noun
- ··ٰٱ verb (used with object) prepenetrated prepenetrating
- ܲ··ٰe adjective
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Example Sentences
Appalled, Wynn-Williams tells them that this is not likely to go over well in every country Facebook wishes to penetrate.
"We don't know whether that communications path has been penetrated. So we don't know whether the state actors that have lots of resources are just sitting and working now."
"Transnational criminals working around the region know how to tap into... I'll call it local talent to penetrate our society, whether through politics or business," he explains.
Tromping around in wet gardens can compact your soil, making it hard for tiny roots to grow and water to penetrate deep into the ground.
It is unlikely that the instruments on board can now be used, including a drill to penetrate the lunar soil, a hopping robot to explore a shadowed crater, and the first lunar antenna.
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