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Results for: "penetrate"

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VERB (7)

1. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance;
- Example: "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;
- Example: "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"
- Example: "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;
- Example: "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor"
[syn: infiltrate, penetrate]

5. make one's way deeper into or through;
- Example: "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest"

6. insert the penis into the vagina or anus of;
- Example: "Did the molester penetrate the child?"

7. spread or diffuse through;
- Example: "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"
- Example: "music penetrated the entire building"
- Example: "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"
[syn: permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle]

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