Definitions for PENETRATE
ˈpɛn ɪˌtreɪtpen·e·trate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. penetrate, perforateverb

   pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance

   "The bullet penetrated her chest"

2. penetrate, fathom, bottomverb

   come to understand

3. click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into placeverb

   become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

   "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"

4. infiltrate, penetrateverb

   enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members

   "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor"

5. penetrateverb

   make one's way deeper into or through

   "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest"

6. penetrateverb

   insert the penis into the vagina or anus of

   "Did the molester penetrate the child?"

7. permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddleverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. penetrateverb

   Manage to enter into.

2. penetrateverb

   To achieve understanding despite (some obstacle thereto).

   I could not penetrate Burke's opaque rhetoric.

3. penetrateverb

   To insert a penis into an opening, such as a vagina.

4. Etymology: From penetratus, past participle of, from + (as in intrare, from).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To PENETRATEverb

   Etymology: penetro, Lat. penetrer, Fr.

   1. To pierce; to enter beyond the surface; to make way into a body.

   Marrow is, of all other oily substances, the most penetrating. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   2. To affect the mind.3. To reach the meaning.

2. To Penetrateverb

   To make way.

   There shall we clearly see the uses of these things, which here were too subtile for us to penetrate. John Ray.

   If we reached no farther than metaphor, we rather fancy than know, and are not yet penetrated into the inside and reality of the thing. John Locke.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. penetrate

   To penetrate is to succeed or manage to enter, access or infiltrate a place, group, or area that is usually difficult to access. It can also refer to completely understanding or grasping a complex idea. In physics, it can mean to pass into or through a material or object.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Penetrateverb

   to enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness

2. Penetrateverb

   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. Penetrateverb

   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. Penetrateverb

   to pass; to make way; to pierce. Also used figuratively

5. Etymology: [L. penetratus, p. p. of penetrare to penetrate; akin to penitus inward, inwardly, and perh. to pens with, in the power of, penus store of food, innermost part of a temple.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Penetrate

   pen′ē-trāt, v.t. to thrust into the inside: to pierce into: to affect the mind or feelings: to enter and to fill: to understand: to find out.—v.i. to make way: to pass inwards.—ns. Penetrabil′ity, Pen′etrableness.—adj. Pen′etrable, that may be penetrated or pierced by another body: capable of having impressions made upon the mind.—adv. Pen′etrably, so as to be penetrated—n.pl. Penetrā′lia, the inmost parts of a building: secrets: mysteries.—ns. Pen′etrance, Pen′etrancy, the quality of being penetrant.—adjs. Pen′etrant, subtle, penetrating; Pen′etrating, piercing or entering: sharp: subtle: acute: discerning.—adv. Pen′etratingly.—n. Penetrā′tion, the act or power of penetrating or entering: acuteness: discernment: the space-penetrating power of a telescope.—adj. Pen′etrative, tending to penetrate: piercing: sagacious: affecting the mind.—adv. Pen′etratively, in a penetrative manner.—n. Pen′etrativeness, the quality of being penetrative: penetrative power. [L. penetrāre, -ātum—penes, within.]

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British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PENETRATE' in Verbs Frequency: #985

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PENETRATE in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PENETRATE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of PENETRATE in a Sentence

1. Mark Judge:

   We're spiritual creatures, unlike animals, and when we see forms like a flower or great architecture or a pretty face, we can see both its form but also penetrate through to its spiritual core, which is why if we are alive to beauty as Father Dubay says, we will be sort of seized and raptured by something beautiful, beauty is truth, and truth is beauty. Hugh Hefner Playboy's why if Father Dubay go out on a date with someone who is beautiful, and they have no Christian charity and they're narcissistic and cruel, an ugliness creeps in. So don't let that happen to Father Dubay.

2. Amy Simon:

   Juno's microwave radiometer probes deep into the planet's atmosphere by detecting high-frequency radio waves that can penetrate through the thick cloud layers. The data from Hubble and Gemini can tell us how thick the clouds are and how deep we are seeing into the clouds.

3. Ye Htut:

   Despite requests for peaceful negotiations, student protesters tried to penetrate the police blockade and the police were legally obligated to disperse them.

4. Lu Yen:

   The secret of the magic of life consists in using action in order to attain non-action. One must not wish to leap over everything and penetrate directly.

5. Brad Burns:

   The data on our webpages will now be encrypted, making it significantly harder for third parties to penetrate, now, our community members can peruse our site even more safely, knowing they have that extra layer of security.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PENETRATE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Penetrate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PENETRATE
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PENETRATE
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PENETRATE