Definitions for infiltrate
ɪnˈfɪl treɪt, ˈɪn fɪlˌtreɪtin·fil·trate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. infiltrateverb

   cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices

2. infiltrate, penetrateverb

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

   "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor"

3. infiltrateverb

   pass into or through by filtering or permeating

   "the substance infiltrated the material"

4. infiltrate, pass throughverb

   pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict

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1. Infiltrateverb

   To enter secretly (into an organization, territory, etc.) for hostile purposes, such as spying or sabotage; as, the FBI infiltrated into the U. S. communist party's upper echelons; also used transitively; as, to infiltrate the opponent's organization; to infiltrate one's agents into a hostile country.

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1. infiltrateverb

   To surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access.

2. infiltrateverb

   To cause a fluid to pass through a substance by filtration.

3. infiltrateverb

   To send soldiers through gaps in the enemy line.

4. infiltrateverb

   To move from a vein, remaining in the body.

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1. infiltrate

   Infiltrate generally refers to the act of secretly entering or gaining access to an organization, place, or system in order to gather information or cause harm. It can also refer to permeation of a substance through a porous material, or the accumulation of a substance within cells or tissues in the field of medicine.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Infiltrateverb

   to enter by penetrating the pores or interstices of a substance; to filter into or through something

2. Infiltrateverb

   to penetrate gradually; -- sometimes used reflexively

3. Etymology: [Pref. in- + filtrate: cf. F, s'infiltrer. Cf. Infilter.]

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

1. Infiltrate

   in-fil′trāt, v.t. to enter a substance by filtration, or through its pores.—v.t. Infil′ter, to filter or sift in.—n. Infiltrā′tion, the process of infiltrating, or the substance infiltrated.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of infiltrate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of infiltrate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of infiltrate in a Sentence

1. Prosecutor Croft Michaelson:

   The case really largely turned on his investigative efforts, the effort he had made to successfully infiltrate this terrorist cell that was in our midst in 2012.

2. Hassan Fedaam:

   We understand that there are members of Daesh trying to infiltrate the province via these displaced people.

3. Ben Carson:

   The jihadists want to infiltrate our nation. We have to exercise something that even resembles common sense, that would be foolishness to take in people from a region where we don't have any way in making a determination if this person is radicalized already or potentially radicalized.

4. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei:

   No way, we should not allow them to infiltrate security and defensive installations.

5. Mike McCaul:

   ISIS themselves have stated their intention to take advantage of the crisis to infiltrate the West.

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