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US
/ˈpɛnəˌtɹeɪt/
]
[ UK /pˈɛnɪtɹˌeɪt/ ]
[ UK /pˈɛnɪtɹˌeɪt/ ]
VERB
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pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
The bullet penetrated her chest -
insert the penis into the vagina or anus of
Did the molester penetrate the child? -
spread or diffuse through
An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration
His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks
music penetrated the entire building -
make one's way deeper into or through
The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest - come to understand
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enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor -
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
she was penetrated with sorrow
It dawned on him that she had betrayed him
How To Use penetrate In A Sentence
- So, did it take a row over a ban on journalists to enable him to penetrate the secret that the regime is not a model of benignity?
- This guy was also what we call a sadistic pedophile, which is that sadistic pedophiles often use objects to penetrate children rather than using the penis or the fingers, and that ` s apparently, if the allegations are true, what he did with one little girl. CNN Transcript Apr 5, 2005
- By holding the mobile to your ear, the death-dealing atomic waves penetrated your skull and a cancer was formed.
- In deeper waters, not enough light penetrates the depths, which means the reef's main food producers, algae and plankton, cannot photosynthesize.
- Pins that are used to penetrate hairpieces or wigs are often referred to as T-pin or wig hair pins.
- However, acaricides do not penetrate far enough to kill mites deep inside the mattress and so are not as effective as when used on carpeting.
- Leo and his friends also took the spinthariscope to an out-of-town astronomers convention and advertised that they had developed an optical system that could penetrate clouds.
- Many include ingredients such as camphor, menthol, peppermint oil, cinnamon oil, clove oil or other essential oils that will penetrate and help relax muscles.
- The security goal is to stop them before they penetrate the security zone with the intent to blow up the city's waterfront.
- I identified the frightful ingredients masking the mixtures of tannin and powdered carbon with which the fish was embalmed; and I penetrated the disguise of the marinated meats, painted with sauces the colour of sewage; and I diagnosed the wine as being coloured with fuscin, perfumed with furfurol, and enforced with molasses and plaster. Là-bas
