infiltrate (redirected from infiltrates)

in·fil·trate  (n-fltrt, nfl-)

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·filtra·tive (-tr-tv) adj.

in·filtra·tor n.

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infiltrate

Verb

[-trating, -trated]

1. to enter (an organization, area, etc.) gradually and in secret, so as to gain influence or control: they infiltrated the party structure

2. to pass (a liquid or gas) through (a substance) by filtering or (of a liquid or gas) to pass through (a substance) by filtering

infiltration n
infiltrator n

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 into (informal) insinuate yourself, work or worm your way into

Translations

infiltrate [ˈɪnfɪltreɪt] vt [+ troops etc] → infiltrarse en

vi → infiltrarse

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infiltrate [ˈɪnfɪltreɪt] vt [+ troops etc] → faire s'infiltrer [+ enemy line etc]; s'infiltrer dans

vi → s'infiltrer

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infiltrate [ˈɪnfɪltreɪt] vt (organization etc) → infiltrieren, unterwandern: (to spy) → einschleusen

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infiltrate [ˈɪnfɪltreɪt] vt [+ troops etc] → far penetrare [+ enemy line etc]; infiltrare

vi → infiltrarsi

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infiltrate

v infiltrate [ˈinfiltreit]

1 (of soldiers) to get through enemy lines a few at a time to infiltrate (into) enemy territory. infiltreer يَتَسَلَّل прониквам proniknout infiltrere einsickern διεισδύω στις γραμμές του εχθρού infiltrar(se) sisse tungima رخنه کردن soluttaa, soluttautua (s')infiltrer (dans) לְהִסתַּנֵן घुसपैठ करना neopazice se uvlačiti beszivárog menyusup komast óséður, lauma sér infiltrarsi in 潜入する 침투시키다; 침투하다 prasiskverbti (į) iefiltrēties menyusup masuk infiltreren infiltrere, trenge inn i przeniknąć, penetrować 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 infiltrovat infiltrere unterwandern διεισδύω, εισχωρώ infiltrar(se) infiltreeruma به تدریج نفوذ کردن soluttautua (s')infiltrer (dans) לַחדוֹר छन कर गिरना infiltrirati, pomalo prodirati beépül menyusupi koma sér fyrir í infiltrarsi in 徐々に入り込む ...에 잠입하다 infiltruotis, prasiskverbti iefiltrēties menyusupi infiltreren infiltrere infiltrować infiltrar a (se) infiltra (în) внедряться в организацию infiltrovať vtihotapiti (se) infiltrirati se infiltrera, nästla sig in ซึม sızmak, girmek 滲入, 滲透 проникати پھیل جانا cài người vào một tổ chức 渗入