infiltrate Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
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verb enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
penetrate.
- The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor
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verb pass into or through by filtering or permeating
- the substance infiltrated the material
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verb pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict
pass through.
WordNet
In*fil"trate intransitive verb
Etymology
Pref.Wordforms
Definitions
To enter by penetrating the pores or interstices of a substance; to filter into or through something. The water infiltrates through the porous rock. Addison.
In*fil"trate transitive verb
Definitions
To penetrate gradually; -- sometimes used reflexively. J. S. Mill.