| penetrate | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. penetrate, perforate | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance.; "The bullet penetrated her chest" |
| ~ 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, diffuse, interpenetrate, 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" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. bottom, fathom, penetrate | come to understand. |
| ~ understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of.; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. click, come home, dawn, fall into place, get across, get through, penetrate, sink in | become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions.; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" |
| ~ understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of.; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" |
| v. (social) | 4. infiltrate, penetrate | 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" |
| v. (motion) | 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, go on, pass on | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.; "Time marches on" |
| v. (contact) | 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" |
| v. (contact) | 7. diffuse, imbue, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade, riddle | 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" |
| ~ penetrate, perforate | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance.; "The bullet penetrated her chest" |
| ~ spiritise, spiritize | imbue with a spirit. |
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