infiltrate

Meaning

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access to.
2. (transitive) To cause to penetrate in this way.
3. (ambitransitive) To pass through something by filtration.
4. (transitive) To cause (a liquid) to pass through something by filtration.
5. (ambitransitive) To invade or penetrate a tissue or organ.
6. (transitive) To send (soldiers, spies, etc.) through gaps in the enemy line.
7. (intransitive) To move from a vein, remaining in the body.

Noun

Any undesirable substance or group of cells that has made its way into part of the body.

Opposite of

exfiltrate

Synonyms

penetrate

permeate

pervade

percolate

osmosis

pierce

enter

infiltration

invade

soak through

pass through

filter

dissipate

edge in

encroach

etching

force

imbibe

impregnate

interlope

interpenetrate

intrude

irrupt

leach

muscle

💪

obtrude

pervious

push

raid

seep

seepage

slip

slip in

sneak

sneak in

sorb

squeeze

storm

strike

trespass

wedge

bull through

filter through

obtrude upon

penetrate into

sink in

soak into

osmosize

crack

be abundant

Translations

infiltrer

infiltrar

διεισδύω

pénétrer

eindringen

infiltrar

süzmek

durchsickern

penetrar

s’infiltrer

infiltrare

infiltrieren

تسلل

infiltrarse

infiltrar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪnfɪltɹeɪt/

Etymology

From Middle English infiltrate (adjective), from Medieval Latin infiltrātus, from infiltrō.