penetrate

pen·e·trate

 (pĕn′ĭ-trāt′)

v. pen·e·trat·ed, pen·e·trat·ing, pen·e·trates

v.tr.

1. To enter, pass into, or force a way into: The needle penetrated the skin. Light penetrated the forest canopy. The soldiers penetrated enemy territory.

2.

a. To enter into and permeate: The sound of the piano penetrated each room of the house.

b. To affect deeply, as by being known or by arousing the emotions: "Literature should penetrate all the chambers of the human heart, even the dark ones" (Robert Cormier).

3.

a. To insert the penis, a finger, or an object into the vagina or anus of (someone).

b. To insert something into (the vagina or anus).

4. To enter (an organization, for example), usually surreptitiously, so as to gain influence or information; infiltrate.

5. To enter and gain a share of (a market): penetrated the home-computer market with an affordable new model.

6. To grasp the significance of; understand: penetrate the workings of the immune system.

7. To see through: keen eyes that penetrate the darkness.

v.intr.

1. To enter or pass into something: The drill penetrated into the wood.

2. To have an effect or influence, especially on the mind or emotions: The culture of celebrity has penetrated into everyone's awareness.

3. To gain insight: tried to penetrate into the nature of the mind.

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[Latin penetrāre, penetrāt-, from penitus, deeply.]

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pen′e·tra′tor n.

penetrate

(ˈpɛnɪˌtreɪt)

vb

1. to find or force a way into or through (something); pierce; enter

2. to diffuse through (a substance); permeate

3. (tr) to see through: their eyes could not penetrate the fog.

4. (Biology) (tr) (of a man) to insert the penis into the vagina of (a woman)

5. (tr) to grasp the meaning of (a principle, etc)

6. (intr) to be understood: his face lit up as the new idea penetrated.

[C16: from Latin penetrāre; related to penitus inner, and penus the interior of a house]

ˈpenetrable adj

ˌpenetraˈbility, ˈpenetrableness n

ˈpenetrably adv

ˈpenetrative adj

ˈpeneˌtrator n

pen•e•trate

(ˈpɛn ɪˌtreɪt)

v. -trat•ed, -trat•ing. v.t.

1. to pierce or pass into or through.

2. to enter the interior of.

3. to permeate.

4. to arrive at the meaning of; comprehend.

5. to obtain a share of (a market).

6. to affect (the mind or feelings) deeply.

7. to influence the affairs of (another country).

v.i.

8. to enter or pass through something, as by piercing.

9. to be diffused through something.

10. to see or reach by intense searching or study (often fol. by to or into).

11. to have a deep effect on someone.

[1520–30; < Latin penetrātus, past participle of penetrāre, v. derivative of penitus deep down, with -r- probably by analogy with intus inside, intrāre to enter; see -ate¹]

pen′e•tra`tor, n.

penetrate

Past participle: penetrated
Gerund: penetrating

Imperative

penetrate

penetrate

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	penetrate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" perforate dig into, poke into, probe - examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill" cut - penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead" interpenetrate, permeate - penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot" strike - pierce with force; "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy wind struck through our coats" break - pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin" foray - briefly enter enemy territory poke into - enter briefly; "We poked into the bar" creep in, sneak in - enter surreptitiously; "He sneaked in under cover of darkness"; "In this essay, the author's personal feelings creep in" imbue, permeate, pervade, interpenetrate, diffuse, riddle, penetrate - 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" honeycomb - penetrate thoroughly and into every part; "the revolutionaries honeycombed the organization" pierce - make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh" pierce, thrust - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument pierce - cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest" tunnel - force a way through filter, permeate, sink in, percolate - pass through; "Water permeates sand easily" grain, ingrain - thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt" immerse, plunge - thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water" storm, force - take by force; "Storm the fort" ooze through - run slowly and gradually; "Blood oozed through the bandage" come in, enter, get in, go in, go into, move into, get into - to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes"
	2.	penetrate - come to understand fathom, bottom understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
	3.	penetrate - become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" come home, dawn, fall into place, sink in, get across, get through, click
	4.	penetrate - enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members; "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor" infiltrate 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"
	5.	penetrate - make one's way deeper into or through; "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest" advance, march on, move on, progress, pass on, go on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"
	6.	penetrate - insert the penis into the vagina or anus of; "Did the molester penetrate the child?" infix, insert, introduce, enter - put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"
	7.	penetrate - 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" imbue, permeate, pervade, interpenetrate, diffuse, riddle penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" spiritise, spiritize - imbue with a spirit

penetrate

verb

1. pierce, enter, go through, bore, probe, stab, prick, perforate, impale The needle penetrated the skin.

2. pervade, enter, permeate, filter through, suffuse, seep through, get in through, percolate through A cool breeze penetrated the mosquito netting.

3. infiltrate, enter, get in to, make inroads into, sneak in to (informal), work or worm your way into They had managed to penetrate Soviet defences.

4. grasp, understand, work out, figure out (informal), unravel, discern, comprehend, fathom, decipher, suss (out) (slang), get to the bottom of long answers that were often difficult to penetrate

5. be understood by, touch, affect, impress on, come across to, become clear to, get through to His words penetrated her fuddled brain.

penetrate

verb

1. To pass into or through by overcoming resistance:

break (through), enter, perforate, pierce, puncture.

2. To come or go into (a place):

come in, enter, go in.

Nautical: put in.

Idioms: gain entrance, set foot in.

Translations

يَخْرُق، يَخْتَرِق

proniknout

trænge igennem

durchdringenpenetrieren

διεισδύω

penetrar

pénétrerentrer

komast/smjúga inn í

penetrarepenetrazioneacumeaddentrarepenetrante

įžvalgiaiįžvelgtikiaurai pereitipralaužimasprasiskverbimas

iekļūt, iespiestiesizprast, iedziļināties

trenge gjennom

penetrar

prebitipredreti

girmekyarıp geçmek

穿过进入

penetrate

[ˈpenɪtreɪt]

A. VT

1. (= go right through) [+ skin, armour] → penetrar (por), traspasar

2. (Mil) [+ defences] → infiltrar, penetrar; [+ territory] → penetrar en

3. (= enter, infiltrate) [+ organization] → infiltrarse en (Comm) [+ market] → introducirse en, entrar en

4. (= understand) [+ mystery] → penetrar; [+ sb's mind, thoughts] → penetrar en

5. (during sex) → penetrar

B. VI (= go right through) → atravesar; (= spread, permeate) [idea, ideology] → trascender, infiltrarse; (= get inside) → penetrar; (= be understood) → entrar, penetrar
to penetrate into [+ territory] → penetrar en
these ideas have penetrated into our everyday life → estas ideas han trascendido a or se han infiltrado en nuestra vida cotidiana

penetrate

[ˈpɛnətreɪt] vt

[+ place] → pénétrer dans

[+ object] → pénétrer
X-rays can penetrate many objects → Les rayons X peuvent pénétrer de nombreux objets.

(= infiltrate) [+ group] → infiltrer

penetrate

vt → eindringen in (+acc); (= go right through) walls etc → durchdringen; (Mil) enemy lines → durchbrechen; (Med) vein → durchstechen; (= infiltrate) party → infiltrieren; market → eindringen in; is there anything that will penetrate that thick skull of yours? → geht denn auch überhaupt nichts in deinen Schädel rein?; to penetrate somebody’s disguise → hinter jds Maske (acc) → schauen

vi → eindringen; (= go right through) → durchdringen; it just didn’t penetrate (fig) → das ist mir/ihm etc nicht klar geworden; has that penetrated? → hast du/habt ihr das endlich kapiert?

penetrate

[ˈpɛnɪˌtreɪt]

1. vt (gen) (Mil) → penetrare in; (infiltrate) → infiltrarsi in; (understand, meaning, mystery) → penetrare; (truth) → afferrare

2. vi (go right through) → penetrare
the significance of what he was saying finally penetrated → il significato delle sue parole fu finalmente chiaro

penetrate

(ˈpenitreit) verb

to move, go or make a way into, past, or through (something). The bullet penetrated his shoulder; Their minds could not penetrate the mystery. penetreer, binnedring يَخْرُق، يَخْتَرِق прониквам penetrar proniknout durchdringen trænge igennem (δι)εισδύω penetrar läbi tungima نفوذ کردن؛ شکافتن tunkeutua pénétrer לַחדוֹר घुसना probiti, prodrijeti áthatol menembus komast/smjúga inn í penetrare 貫く 관통하다; 이해하다 skverbtis, prasiskverbti, kiaurai pereiti, įžvelgti iekļūt, iespiesties; izprast, iedziļināties memahami doordringen trenge inn i/gjennom przeniknąć, przebić ورننوتل، اغيزه كول، نفوذ كول، پوهيدل a pătrunde проникать preniknúť prodreti dokučiti tränga igenom, penetrera ทะลุ girmek; yarıp geçmek 進入，穿過 пронизувати; проходити крізь گھسانا، داخل کرنا thâm nhập 进入，穿过

ˈpenetrating adjective

1. (of a voice, sound etc) loud and clear; easily heard. a penetrating voice. indringend خارِق، نافِذ пронизителен penetrante pronikavý durchdringend gennemtrængende διαπεραστικόςpenetrante läbilõikav تیز؛ رسا läpitunkeva pénétrant חוֹדֵר तेज, तीक्ष्ण prodoran (jak) glas átható keras hávær, skarpur penetrante よく通る 날카로운 skardus, šaižus spalgs, skaļš nyaring doordringendgjennomtrengende, skjærendeprzenikliwy, przenikający ننوتونكى، اغيزه كوونكى، نفوذ كوونكى penetrante penetrant; pătrunzător пронзительный prenikavý prediren prodoran genomträngande, skarp ซึ่งดังชัดเจน tiz (聲音等)響亮的 пронизливий, різкий تيز و صاف the thé （声音等）响亮的

2. (of a glance, stare etc) hard and searching, as if trying, or able, to see into a person's mind. a penetrating glance. indringend حادَّه проницателен penetrante pronikavý durchdringend gennemborende διαπεραστικόςpenetrante läbitungiv نافذ läpitunkeva pénétrant חוֹדֵר मर्मज्ञ, सूक्ष्म, कुशाग्र oštrouman átható menusuk nístandi penetrante 見抜く 통찰력이 있은 skvarbus, aštrus, įžvalgus caururbjošs, pētošs tajam doordringendskarp przeszywający, przenikliwy نفوذ penetrante pătrunzător проницательный prenikavý prediren prodoran genomträngande มองทะลุเข้าไป içe işleyen (目光等)敏銳的 проникливий; гострий غائر، گہرا sắc sảo （目光等）敏锐的

ˈpenetratingly adverb

indringend بصورةٍ نافِذَه أو خارِقَه проницателно penetrantemente pronikavě durchdringend gennemtrængende; gennemborende διαπεραστικά penetrantemente läbitungivalt بطور نافذ یا رسا läpitunkevasti avec pénétration בְּאוֹפֶן מַעֲמִיק भेदते हुए probijajuće áthatóan secara menusuk af skarpskyggni in maniera penetrante 鋭く 날카롭게 šaižiai, įžvalgiai caururbjoši, pētoši dgn tajam doordringendgjennomtrengende, skarpt przenikliwie په نافذه توګه penetrantemente penetrant проницательно prenikavo predirno prodorno på ett genomträngande sätt อย่างแทรกซึมเข้าไป delip geçerek 敏銳地 різко غائرانہ the thé/ sâu sắc 敏锐地

ˌpeneˈtration noun

indringing اخْتِراق проницаемост penetração pronikání das Durchdringen indtrængen; infiltration διείσδυσηpenetración läbistamine نفوذ tunkeutuminen pénétrationחדירה भेदन, वेधन, प्रवेश, व्यापन, विलक्षणता prodiranje, probijanje be-/áthatolás tusukan skarpskyggni; það að þröngva sér inn í/gegnum penetrazione 貫通 침투, 관통 prasiskverbimas, pralaužimas, įžvalgumas iekļūšana; iespiešanās; iedziļināšanās penembusan het doordringengjennomtrenging; innsikt, kløkt przeniknięcie نفوذ penetração pătrundere проникновение; проницательность prenikanie prodiranje prodornost genom-, inträngande, penetrering การแทรกซึม delme, içine girme 穿透，敏銳 проникнення; гострота رسائي، نفوذ sự xuyên qua 穿透，敏锐

pen·e·trate

vt. penetrar, infiltrar, atravesar, entrar.

penetrate

vt penetrar