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infiltrate
(redirected from interstitial infiltrate)

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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.

in·filtra·tive (-tr-tv) adj.
in·filtra·tor n.

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
1. something that infiltrates
2. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol any substance that passes into and accumulates within cells, tissues, or organs
3. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a local anaesthetic solution injected into the tissues to cause local anaesthesia
[from in-2 + filtrate]
infiltration  n
infiltrative  adj
infiltrator  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
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
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"

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.
Translations
infiltrate [ˈɪnfɪltreɪt]
A. VT [+ organization] → infiltrarse en, infiltrar
to infiltrate sb into sthinfiltrar a algn en algo
B. VIinfiltrarse

infiltrate [ˈɪnfɪltreɪt]
vt
[+ party, organization, gang] → infiltrer
[+ enemy line] → s'infiltrer dans
[+ troops] → faire s'infiltrer
vis'infiltrer

infiltrate
vt
(troops)infiltrieren; enemy lineseindringen in (+acc); (Pol) organizationunterwandern; spies, informereinschleusen
(liquid) → einsickern in (+acc), → durchsickern in (+acc), → durchdringen; to infiltrate a liquid into a substanceeine 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 substancein eine Substanz eindringen or einsickern; to infiltrate through somethingdurch etw durchsickern

infiltrate [ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪt]
1. vt (troops) → far penetrare; (enemy line, political organization) → infiltrarsi in
2. vi to infiltrate (into)infiltrarsi (in)

infiltrate [ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪt]
1. vt (troops) → far penetrare; (enemy line, political organization) → infiltrarsi in
2. vi to infiltrate (into)infiltrarsi (in)

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 soluttautua (s')infiltrer (dans) 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 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
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 침투하다 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 滲透 проникати پھیل جانا cài người vào một tổ chức


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