To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress.
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To penetrate between or within; to penetrate mutually.
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To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress.
Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.
To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness.
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To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument; to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to pierce or penetrate the surfa…
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The act of penetrating between or within other substances; mutual penetration.
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The act of penetrating between or within other substances; mutual penetration.
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of Penetrate
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of Penetrate
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To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow on all sides; to send out, or extend, in all directions; to spread; to circulate; to di…
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To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes thoroughly imbued with black.
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To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness.
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To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; -- applied especially to fluids w…
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To pass or flow through, as an aperture, pore, or interstice; to permeate.
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A sieve with coarse meshes, usually of wire, for separating coarser materials from finer, as chaff from grain, cinders from ashes, or gravel from san…
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