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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
penetrate
v 1: pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The
bullet penetrated her chest" [syn: penetrate,
perforate]
2: come to understand [syn: penetrate, fathom, bottom]
3: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It
dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated
with sorrow" [syn: click, get through, dawn, come
home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into
place]
4: enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members;
"The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor" [syn:
infiltrate, penetrate]
5: make one's way deeper into or through; "The hikers did not
manage to penetrate the dense forest"
6: insert the penis into the vagina or anus of; "Did the
molester penetrate the child?"
7: 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" [syn: permeate, pervade, penetrate,
interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Penetrate \Pen"e*trate\, v. i.
To pass; to make way; to pierce. Also used figuratively.
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Preparing to penetrate to the north and west. --J. R.
Green.
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Born where Heaven's influence scarce can penetrate.
--Pope.
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The sweet of life that penetrates so near. --Daniel.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Penetrate \Pen"e*trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Penetrated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Penetrating.] [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.]
1. To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect
an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates
darkness.
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2. 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. --Shak.
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The translator of Homer should penetrate himself
with a sense of the plainness and directness of
Homer's style. --M. Arnold.
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3. 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.
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Things which here were too subtile for us to
penetrate. --Ray.
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Thesaurus Results for penetrate:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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