penetrate

v., -trat·ed, -trat·ing, -trates.

v.tr.

1. To enter or force a way into; pierce.
2. 1. To enter into and permeate: The insistent rhythm of piano practice penetrated each room of the house.
   2. To cause to be permeated or diffused; steep.
3. To insert the penis into the vagina or anus of.
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 inner significance of; understand.
7. To see through: keen eyes that penetrate the darkness.
8. To affect deeply, as by piercing the consciousness or emotions.

v.intr.

1. To pierce or enter into something; make a way in or through something.
2. To gain admittance or access.
3. To gain insight.

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

penetrator pen'e·tra'tor n.

verb

1. To pass into or through by overcoming resistance: break (through), enter, perforate, pierce, puncture. See enter/exit.
2. To come or go into (a place): come in, enter, go in. Nautical put in. Idioms: gainentranceentry, set foot in. See enter/exit.

v

Definition: pierce; get through physically
Antonyms: exit, take out, withdraw

v

Definition: understand or be understood
Antonyms: misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand

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IN BRIEF: To pass into or through; to pierce. Also: To understand.

To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education. — Thomas Jefferson (1762-1826)

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gennemtrænge, gennemskue, fylde
v. intr. - trænge ind, bane sig vej

Nederlands (Dutch)
binnendringen, doordringen, betreden, doorgronden, doorheen zien, penetreren

Français (French)
v. tr. - percer (un nuage), (fig) pénétrer (un marché), traverser (un mur), infiltrer (une organisation), percer (un mystère)
v. intr. - pénétrer (dans, jusqu'à), parvenir à, pénétrer à

Deutsch (German)
v. - durchdringen, eindringen, ergründen, vordringen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαπερνώ, εισχωρώ, διεισδύω, τρυπώ, (μτφ.) διαποτίζω

Italiano (Italian)
penetrare, insinuarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - penetrar, impregnar, atravessar

Русский (Russian)
проникать, пропитывать, пронизывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - entrar, calar, profundizar, penetrar, descubrir
v. intr. - adentrarse, introducirse, penetrar, ahondar, imbuir, penetrarse de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tränga igenom, tränga in, sprida sig, genomskåda, penetrera, genomsyra, bana väg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
穿透, 看穿, 渗透, 刺入

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 穿透, 看穿, 滲透
v. intr. - 刺入, 滲透, 看穿

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (빛.목소리 따위가) 들어가다, 꿰뚫다, 간파하다
v. intr. - 통과하다, 침투하다, 스며들다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 貫通する, しみ込む, 通る, 見抜く, 浸透する, 理解される, 入り込む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخترق, يدرك, يفهم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חדר, חלחל, קלט, הבין, פילס, החדיר‬
v. intr. - ‮ראה דרך (ערפל וכו'), חדר לנבכי-‬

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