infiltrate

in·fil·trate

 (ĭn-fĭl′trāt′, ĭn′fĭl-)

v. in·fil·trat·ed, in·fil·trat·ing, in·fil·trates

v.tr.

1.

a. To pass (troops, for example) surreptitiously into enemy-held territory.

b. To penetrate with hostile intent: infiltrate enemy lines; terrorists that had infiltrated the country.

2. To enter or take up positions in gradually or surreptitiously, as for purposes of espionage or takeover: infiltrated key government agencies with spies.

3. To cause (a liquid, for example) to permeate a substance by passing through its interstices or pores.

4. To permeate (a porous substance) with a liquid or gas.

v.intr.

To gain entrance gradually or surreptitiously.

n.

One that infiltrates, especially an abnormal substance that accumulates gradually in cells or body tissues.

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in·fil′tra·tive (-trə-tĭv) adj.

in·fil′tra·tor n.

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infiltrate

(ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪt)

vb

1. (Chemistry) to undergo or cause to undergo the process in which a fluid passes into the pores or interstices of a solid; permeate

2. (Military) military to pass undetected through (an enemy-held line or position)

3. to gain or cause to gain entrance or access surreptitiously: they infiltrated the party structure.

n

4. something that infiltrates

5. (Pathology) pathol any substance that passes into and accumulates within cells, tissues, or organs

6. (Pathology) pathol a local anaesthetic solution injected into the tissues to cause local anaesthesia

[C18: from in-² + filtrate]

ˌinfilˈtration n

ˈinfilˌtrative adj

ˈinfilˌtrator n

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in•fil•trate

(ɪnˈfɪl treɪt, ˈɪn fɪlˌtreɪt)

v. -trat•ed, -trat•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to filter into or through; permeate.

2. to cause to pass in by filtering.

3. to move into (an organization, etc.) surreptitiously and with hostile intent.

4. to pass a small number of (soldiers, spies, etc.) into a country or organization clandestinely and with hostile or subversive intent.

v.i.

5. to pass into or through a substance, place, etc., by or as if by filtering.

6. Pathol. to penetrate tissue spaces or cells.

n.

7. something that infiltrates.

8. Pathol. any substance penetrating tissues or cells and forming a morbid accumulation.

[1750–60; in-² + filtrate]

in`fil•tra′tion, n.

in′fil•tra`tive, adj.

in′fil•tra`tor, n.

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infiltrate

Past participle: infiltrated
Gerund: infiltrating

Imperative

infiltrate

infiltrate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	infiltrate - cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices filter, permeate, sink in, percolate - pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"
	2.	infiltrate - enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members; "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor" penetrate join, fall in, get together - become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man"
	3.	infiltrate - pass into or through by filtering or permeating; "the substance infiltrated the material" filter, permeate, sink in, percolate - pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"
	4.	infiltrate - pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict pass through go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"

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infiltrate

verb penetrate, pervade, permeate, creep in, percolate, filter through to, make inroads into, sneak in to (informal), insinuate yourself, work or worm your way into Activists had infiltrated the student movement.

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infiltrate

verb

To introduce gradually and slyly:

edge, foist, insinuate, wind, work, worm.

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Translations

يَتَسَلَّليَنْدَس، يَتَسَلَّل إلى

proniknoutinfiltrovat

infiltrere

einsickernunterwandern

διεισδύω

infiltrar

soluttaasoluttautuasuodattaa

infiltrer

beépül

koma sér fyrir íkomast óséîur, lauma sér

infiltrareinfiltratoinfiltrazione

infiltruotisprasiskverbti

iefiltrēties

infiltreretrenge inn i

infiltrar

infiltrovať

girmeksızmak

渗入渗透

infiltrate

[ˈɪnfɪltreɪt]

A. VT [+ organization] → infiltrarse en, infiltrar
to infiltrate sb into sth → infiltrar a algn en algo

B. VI → infiltrarse

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infiltrate

[ˈɪnfɪltreɪt]

vt

[+ party, organization, gang] → infiltrer

[+ enemy line] → s'infiltrer dans

[+ troops] → faire s'infiltrer

vi → s'infiltrer

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infiltrate

vt

(troops) → infiltrieren; enemy lines → eindringen in (+acc); (Pol) organization → unterwandern; spies, informer → einschleusen

(liquid) → einsickern in (+acc), → durchsickern in (+acc), → durchdringen; to infiltrate a liquid into a substance → eine Flüssigkeit in eine Substanz einsickern or eindringen lassen

vi

(Mil) → eindringen (→ into in +acc); (spy, informer) → eindringen, sich einschleusen (→ into in +acc), → unterwandern (→ into +acc); (fig: ideas) → infiltrieren, eindringen (→ into in +acc)

(liquid) to infiltrate into a substance → in eine Substanz eindringen or einsickern; to infiltrate through something → durch etw durchsickern

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infiltrate

[ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪt]

1. vt (troops) → far penetrare; (enemy line, political organization) → infiltrarsi in

2. vi to infiltrate (into) → infiltrarsi (in)

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infiltrate

(ˈinfiltreit) verb

1. (of soldiers) to get through enemy lines a few at a time. to infiltrate (into) enemy territory. infiltreer يَتَسَلَّل прониквам infiltrar proniknout einsickern infiltrere διεισδύω στις γραμμές του εχθρού infiltrar sisse tungima رخنه کردن soluttautua infiltrer לְהִסתַּנֵן घुसपैठ करना neopazice se uvlačiti beszivárog menyusup komast óséður, lauma sér infiltrarsi in 潜入する (적지 등에) 잠입하다 prasiskverbti (į) iefiltrēties menyusup masuk infiltrereninfiltrere, trenge inn i przeniknąć, penetrować رخنه کول inflitrar a (se) infiltra (în) проникать в тыл противника preniknúť prodreti infiltrirati se oförmärkt tränga (nästla) sig in แทรกซึม sızmak 潛入 просочуватися چھپ چھپا کے رفتہ رفتہ داخل ہونا thâm nhập 渗透

2. (of a group of persons) to enter (an organization) gradually so as to be able to influence decisions etc. infiltreer يَنْدَس، يَتَسَلَّل إلى прокарвам infiltrar infiltrovat unterwandern infiltrere διεισδύω, εισχωρώinfiltrar infiltreeruma به تدریج نفوذ کردن soluttautua infiltrer לַחדוֹר छन कर गिरना infiltrirati, pomalo prodirati beépül menyusupi koma sér fyrir í infiltrarsi in 徐々に入り込む 침투하다 infiltruotis, prasiskverbti iefiltrēties menyusupi infiltrereninfiltrere infiltrować لیږ لیږ نفوذ کول infiltrar a (se) infiltra (în) внедряться в организацию infiltrovať vtihotapiti (se) infiltrirati se infiltrera, nästla sig in ซึม sızmak, girmek 滲透 проникати پھیل جانا cài người vào một tổ chức 渗入

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in·fil·trate

v. infiltrar, penetrar.

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infiltrate

vt, vi infiltrar(se)

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