PENETRATE

Definition:

1. [verb] pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"
   Synonyms: perforate
   
   
2. [verb] come to understand
   Synonyms: fathom, bottom
   
   
3. [verb] become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
   Synonyms: click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, fall into place
   
   
4. [verb] enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members; "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor"
   Synonyms: infiltrate
   
   
5. [verb] make one's way deeper into ar through; "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest"
   
   
6. [verb] insert the penis into the vagina or anus of; "Did the molester penetrate the child?"
   
   
7. [verb] spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"
   Synonyms: permeate, pervade, interdiffuse, imbue
   
   

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Related Words:

• probe, dig into, poke into
• cut
• interpenetrate, permeate
• strike
• break
• foray
• poke into
• sneak in, creep in
• permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue
• honeycomb
• pierce
• pierce, thrust
• pierce
• tunnel
• percolate, sink in, permeate, filter
• ingrain, grain
• immerse, plunge
• storm, force
• ooze through
• spiritize, spiritise

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