penetrate

  • 11penetrate */*/ — UK [ˈpenəˌtreɪt] / US verb Word forms penetrate : present tense I/you/we/they penetrate he/she/it penetrates present participle penetrating past tense penetrated past participle penetrated 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to get inside an object… …

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  • 12penetrate — verb ADVERB ▪ deep, deeply, far ▪ caves penetrating deep into the hills ▪ completely, fully ▪ barely …

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  • 13penetrate — 01. The bullet [penetrated] the policeman s protective vest, but didn t cause any serious injury. 02. Demonstrators have been trying to [penetrate] the restricted area where the leaders of the richest countries are meeting to discuss economic… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 14penetrate — pen|e|trate [ penə,treıt ] verb ** ▸ 1 get through something & get in ▸ 2 be felt, etc. through something ▸ 3 be heard/understood ▸ 4 join to learn secrets ▸ 5 put penis into body ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to get inside an… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15penetrate — v. 1) to penetrate deeply 2) (D; intr.) to penetrate into (our troops penetrated deeply into enemy lines) * * * [ penɪtreɪt] to penetrate deeply (D; intr.) to penetrate into (our troops penetrated deeply into enemy lines) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 16penetrate — pen|e|trate [ˈpenıtreıt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go through)¦ 2¦(business)¦ 3¦(organization)¦ 4¦(understand)¦ 5¦(sex)¦ 6¦(see through)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of penetrare] 1.) ¦(GO THROUGH)¦ [I …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17penetrate — verb 1 GO THROUGH (I, T) to enter something or pass through it, especially when this is difficult: shells that penetrate thick armour plating (+ into): Explorers penetrated into unknown regions. 2 BUSINESS (T) to start to sell things to an area… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18penetrate — penetrator, n. /pen i trayt /, v., penetrated, penetrating. v.t. 1. to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist. 2. to enter the interior of: to penetrate a forest. 3. to enter and diffuse …

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  • 19penetrate — v. 1 tr. a find access into or through, esp. forcibly. b (usu. foll. by with) imbue (a person or thing) with; permeate. 2 tr. see into, find out, or discern (a person s mind, the truth, a meaning, etc.). 3 tr. see through (darkness, fog, etc.)… …

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  • 20penetrate — To pierce; to pass into the deeper tissues or into a cavity. * * * pen·e·trate pen ə .trāt vb, trat·ed; trat·ing vt 1) to pass into or through <enzymes that help the sperm penetrate the zona pellucida (Anna Maria Gillis)> 2) to insert the… …

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