English to English
infiltrate
(/I/n'f/I/ltr/eI/t
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verb (v)
- cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members(verb.social)Example:
The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor.
source: wordnet30 - pass into or through by filtering or permeating(verb.motion)Example:
The substance infiltrated the material.
source: wordnet30 - pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- To enter by penetrating the pores or interstices of a substance; to filter into or through something.(verb)source: webster1913
- To penetrate gradually; -- sometimes used reflexively.(verb)source: webster1913