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1. (v.t.) infiltrate
to filter into or through; permeate.
2. infiltrate
to cause to pass in by filtering.
3. infiltrate
to move into (an organization, etc.) surreptitiously and with hostile intent.
4. infiltrate
to pass a small number of (soldiers, spies, etc.) into a country or organization clandestinely and with hostile or subversive intent.
5. (v.i.) infiltrate
to pass into or through a substance, place, etc., by or as if by filtering.
6. infiltrate
Pathol. to penetrate tissue spaces or cells.
7. (n.) infiltrate
something that infiltrates.
8. infiltrate
Pathol. any substance penetrating tissues or cells and forming a morbid accumulation.
Etymology: (1750–60; in -2+filtrate)
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| Definition of 'infiltrate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) infiltrate
cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
2. (verb) infiltrate, penetrate
enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
"The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor"
3. (verb) infiltrate
pass into or through by filtering or permeating
"the substance infiltrated the material"
4. (verb) infiltrate, pass through
pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict
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| Definition of 'infiltrate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) infiltrate
to enter by penetrating the pores or interstices of a substance; to filter into or through something
2. (verb) infiltrate
to penetrate gradually; -- sometimes used reflexively
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Sense: (of soldiers) to get through enemy lines a few at a time
to infiltrate (into) enemy territory.
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 Afrikaans: infiltreer |
 Arabic: يَتَسَلَّل |
 Bulgarian: прониквам |
 Brazilian: infiltrar |
 Czech: proniknout |
 German: einsickern |
 Danish: infiltrere |
 Greek: διεισδύω στις γραμμές του |
 Spanish: infiltrar(se) |
 Estonian: sisse tungima |
 Farsi: رخنه کردن |
 Finnish: soluttautua |
 French: (s')infiltrer (dans) |
 Hebrew: לְהִסתַּנֵן |
 Hindi: घुसपैठ करना |
 Croatian: neopazice se uvlačiti |
 Hungarian: beszivárog |
 Indonesian: menyusup |
 Icelandic: komastóséður, lauma sér |
 Italian: infiltrarsi in |
 Japanese: 潜入する |
 Korean: (적지 등에) 잠입하다 |
 Lithuanian: prasiskverbti (į) |
 Latvian: iefiltrēties |
 Malay: menyusup masuk |
 Dutch: infiltreren |
 Norwegian: infiltrere, trenge inn i |
 Polish: przeniknąć, penetrować |
 Persian: رخنه کردن |
 Pashto: رخنه کول |
 Portuguese: inflitrar |
 Romanian: a (se) infiltra (în) |
 Russian: проникать в тыл противник |
 Slovak: preniknúť |
 Slovenian: prodreti |
 Serbian: infiltrirati se |
 Swedish: oförmärkt tränga (nästla) |
 Thai: แทรกซึม |
 Turkish: sızmak |
 Taiwanese: 潛入 |
 Ukrainian: просочуватися |
 Urdu: چھپ چھپا کے رفتہ رفتہ داخ |
 Vietnamese: thâm nhập |
 Chinese: 渗透 |
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