Definition of penetrate

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Penetrate (v. t.) 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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Bombproof :: Bombproof (n.) A structure which heavy shot and shell will not penetrate.
Explore :: Explore (v. t.) To search through or into; to penetrate or range over for discovery; to examine thoroughly; as, to explore new countries or seas; to explore the depths of science..
Dirl :: Dirl (v. i. & t.) To thrill; to vibrate; to penetrate.
Transpierce :: Transpierce (v. t.) To pierce through; to penetrate; to permeate; to pass through.
Hard :: Hard (superl.) Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as, hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple..
Mellow :: Mellow (superl.) Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a mellow soil..
Bore :: Bore (v. t.) To perforate or penetrate, as a solid body, by turning an auger, gimlet, drill, or other instrument; to make a round hole in or through; to pierce; as, to bore a plank..
Wormed :: Wormed (a.) Penetrated by worms; injured by worms; worm-eaten; as, wormed timber..
Taproot :: Taproot (n.) The root of a plant which penetrates the earth directly downward to a considerable depth without dividing.
Pierce :: Pierce (v. i.) To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally and figuratively..
Penetrate :: Penetrate (v. t.) To pierce into by the mind; to arrive at the inner contents or meaning of, as of a mysterious or difficult subject; to comprehend; to understand..
Ruminated :: Ruminated (a.) Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw..
Penetrate :: Penetrate (v. i.) To pass; to make way; to pierce. Also used figuratively.
Thrill :: Thrill (v. i.) To pierce, as something sharp; to penetrate; especially, to cause a tingling sensation that runs through the system with a slight shivering; as, a sharp sound thrills through the whole frame..
Penetrate :: Penetrate (v. t.) To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to touch with feeling; to make sensible; to move deeply; as, to penetrate one's heart with pity..
Fathom :: Fathom (v. t.) The measure by a sounding line; especially, to sound the depth of; to penetrate, measure, and comprehend; to get to the bottom of..
Intermine :: Intermine (v. t.) To intersect or penetrate with mines.
Infiltrate :: Infiltrate (v. t.) To penetrate gradually; -- sometimes used reflexively.
Enter :: Enter (v. t.) To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet, a country, a door, etc.; the river enters the sea..
Permeate :: Permeate (v. t.) To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; -- applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture; as, water permeates sand..
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