penetrate


Definition: Meaning of, penetrate in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈpɛnɪtreɪt /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
penetrate penetrated penetrated
Present Participle Third Person Singular
penetrating penetrates
  1. go through [intransitive and transitive] to enter something and pass or spread through it, especially when this is difficult [↪  pierce]
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  2. business [transitive] to start to sell things to an area or country, or to have an influence there
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  3. organization [transitive] to succeed in becoming accepted into a group or an organization, sometimes in order to find out their secrets
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  4. understand formal [transitive] to succeed in understanding something
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  5. understand formal [intransitive and transitive] to be understood, with difficulty
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  6. sex [transitive] if a man penetrates someone, he puts his PENIS into a woman's VAGINA or into someone's ANUS when having sex
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  7. see through [transitive] to see into or through something when this is difficult
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