PENETRATE
\pˈɛnɪtɹˌe͡ɪt], \pˈɛnɪtɹˌeɪt], \p_ˈɛ_n_ɪ_t_ɹ_ˌeɪ_t]\
Definitions of PENETRATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"
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make one's way deeper into ar through; "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest"
By Princeton University
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pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"
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make one's way deeper into ar through; "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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 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.
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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.
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To pass; to make way; to pierce. Also used figuratively.
By Oddity Software
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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 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.
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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.
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To pass; to make way; to pierce. Also used figuratively.
By Noah Webster.
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Penetrability.
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To pierce; enter; as, light penetrates darkness: make a hole through or perforate; as, a bullet penetrates wood; make a way into; as, the idea at last penetrated his intelligence; affect deeply; reach the interior of; as, to penetrate a forest.
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To pass or pierce into something; to affect the feelings deeply, as, grief penetrates to the heart.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Penetrability.
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To thrust into the inside: to pierce into: to affect the feelings: to understand: to find out.
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To make way: to pass inwards.
By Daniel Lyons
