What (who) is penetrate - definition
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penetrate
I. v. a.
1.
Pierce, perforate, bore, enter.
2.
Touch, make sensible, affect.
3.
Discern, understand, comprehend.
II. v. n.
1.
Pass, make way, enter.
2.
See into, make way intellectually.
penetrate
¦ verb
1. go into or through, especially with force.
(of a man) insert the penis into the vagina or anus of (a sexual partner).
2. infiltrate (an organization, competitor's market, etc.).
3. understand or gain insight into (something complex or mysterious).
4. [as adjective penetrating] (of a sound) clearly heard through or above other sounds.
Derivatives
penetrability noun
penetrable adjective
penetratingly adverb
penetrator noun
Origin
C16 (earlier (ME) as penetration): from L. penetrat-, penetrare 'go into'.
penetrate
v.
1) to penetrate deeply
2) (D; intr.) to penetrate into (our troops penetrated deeply into enemy lines)
Pronunciation examples for penetrate
1. could penetrate.
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2. It penetrates the mucosa.
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3. penetrate a fold.
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4. cannot penetrate each other.
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5. penetrates these cups.
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Examples of use of penetrate
1. From now on the lost war will penetrate the palace; it will also penetrate every British family anxiously keeping an eye on its prince at the front.
2. They can penetrate even tanks and other heavily armored vehicles.
3. God knows that faith will not penetrate their hearts.
4. A cream cannot penetrate anywhere near as deeply as that.
5. Their size enables them to penetrate the lung easily.