penetrate

Meaning

  1. To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
  2. (figuratively) To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand.
  3. To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to move deeply.
  4. To infiltrate an enemy to gather intelligence.
  5. To insert the penis into an orifice, such as a vagina, mouth, or anus.
  6. To move a piece past the defending pieces of one's opponent.

Synonyms

pierce
B2
enter
B1
permeate
pervade
infiltrate
C2
perforate
break through
go through

pierce through

sink in
pass through
stab
B2
piece
A2
invade
C1
reach
A2
fathom
C2
drill
B2
bore
C1
insert
C2
go in
go into
prick
B2
comprehend
C2
shoot through
get in
riddle
C1
seep
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probe
C1
punch
B1
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filter
C1
sink
B2
pass
A2
intrude
C2
come through
thrust
C1
get across
interpenetrate
trespass
C2
rush in
puncture
C2
cross
B1
push
A2
force
A2
come into
penetration
C2
breach
C1
bottom
B1
jab
C2
click
B2
obtrude
Translations

pénétrer
penetrar
penetrare
durchdringen
penetrar
entrer
eindringen
doordringen

διαπερνώ

binnendringen
penetrieren

doorstoten

penetrar
penetrare
percer
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪt/
Etymology

From Latin penētrātus, perfect passive participle of penētrō (“to put, set, or place within, enter, pierce, penetrate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from penes (“within, with”) by analogy to intrō (“to go in, enter”). Compare French pénétrer.

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