Dictionary Entry
penetrate
penetrate is a 9-letter English word with 11 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 11 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness.
- 2transitive verb
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.
- 3transitive verb
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.
- 4intransitive verb
To pass; to make way; to pierce. Also used figuratively.
- 5verb
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
"It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"
"she was penetrated with sorrow"
- 6verb
come to understand
- 7verb
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
"The bullet penetrated her chest"
Synonyms
- 8verb
spread or diffuse through
"An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"
"music penetrated the entire building"
- 9verb
insert the penis into the vagina or anus of
"Did the molester penetrate the child?"
- 10verb
make one's way deeper into or through
"The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest"
- 11verb
enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
"The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor"
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