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1. (v.t.) penetrate
to pierce or pass into or through.
2. penetrate
to enter the interior of.
3. penetrate
to permeate.
4. penetrate
to arrive at the meaning of; comprehend.
5. penetrate
to obtain a share of (a market).
6. penetrate
to affect (the mind or feelings) deeply.
7. penetrate
to influence the affairs of (another country).
8. (v.i.) penetrate
to enter or pass through something, as by piercing.
9. penetrate
to be diffused through something.
10. penetrate
to see or reach by intense searching or study (often fol. by to or into).
11. penetrate
to have a deep effect on someone.
Etymology: (1520–30; < L penetrātus, ptp. of penetrāre, v. der. of penitus deep down, with -r- prob. by analogy with intus inside, intrāre to enter ; see -ate1)
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| Definition of 'penetrate' |
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1. (verb) penetrate, perforate
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
"The bullet penetrated her chest"
2. (verb) penetrate, fathom, bottom
come to understand
3. (verb) click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into place
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
"It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
4. (verb) infiltrate, penetrate
enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
"The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor"
5. (verb) penetrate
make one's way deeper into or through
"The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest"
6. (verb) penetrate
insert the penis into the vagina or anus of
"Did the molester penetrate the child?"
7. (verb) permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle
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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1. (verb) penetrate
to enter or get through
to penetrate the army's line of defense; a bullet that penetrated the skull
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| Definition of 'penetrate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) penetrate
to enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness
2. (verb) penetrate
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
3. (verb) penetrate
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
4. (verb) penetrate
to pass; to make way; to pierce. Also used figuratively
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Sense: to move, go or make a way into, past, or through (something)
The bullet penetrated his shoulder; Their minds could not penetrate the mystery.
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 Afrikaans: penetreer, binnedring |
 Arabic: يَخْرُق، يَخْتَرِق |
 Bulgarian: прониквам |
 Brazilian: penetrar |
 Czech: proniknout |
 German: durchdringen |
 Danish: trænge igennem |
 Greek: (δι)εισδύω |
 Spanish: penetrar |
 Estonian: läbi tungima |
 Farsi: نفوذ کردن؛ شکافتن |
 Finnish: tunkeutua |
 French: pénétrer |
 Hebrew: לַחדוֹר |
 Hindi: घुसना |
 Croatian: probiti, prodrijeti |
 Hungarian: áthatol |
 Indonesian: menembus |
 Icelandic: komast/smjúga inn í |
 Italian: penetrare |
 Japanese: 貫く |
 Korean: 관통하다; 이해하다 |
 Lithuanian: skverbtis, prasiskverbti, |
 Latvian: iekļūt, iespiesties; izpr |
 Malay: memahami |
 Dutch: doordringen |
 Norwegian: trenge inn i/gjennom |
 Polish: przeniknąć, przebić |
 Persian: نفوذ کردن؛ شکافتن |
 Pashto: ورننوتل، اغيزه كول، نفوذ |
 Romanian: a pătrunde |
 Russian: проникать |
 Slovak: preniknúť |
 Slovenian: prodreti |
 Serbian: dokučiti |
 Swedish: tränga igenom, penetrera |
 Thai: ทะลุ |
 Turkish: girmek; yarıp geçmek |
 Taiwanese: 進入，穿過 |
 Ukrainian: пронизувати; проходити кр |
 Urdu: گھسانا، داخل کرنا |
 Vietnamese: thâm nhập |
 Chinese: 进入，穿过 |
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