penetrate
31penetrate — Synonyms and related words: affect, auger, be glimpsed, be hep to, be on to, be realized, be remembered, be wise to, benumb, bespread, besprinkle, bite, bore, breathe, brew, broach, catch on to, charge, chill, color, come across, come alive, come …
32penetrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. bore, burrow, pierce, enter; cut, perforate; permeate, invade; discern, perceive, understand, uncover. See ingress, intelligence, passage, insertion. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To pierce] Syn. bore,… …
33penetrate — pen·e·trate || penɪtreɪt v. pass into, enter, pierce; permeate; understand, comprehend …
34penetrate — verb 1》 go into or through, especially with force. ↘(of a man) insert the penis into the vagina or anus of (a sexual partner). 2》 infiltrate (an organization, competitor s market, etc.). 3》 understand or gain insight into (something complex… …
35penetrate — I. v. a. 1. Pierce, perforate, bore, enter. 2. Touch, make sensible, affect. 3. Discern, understand, comprehend. II. v. n. 1. Pass, make way, enter. 2. See into, make way intellectually …
36penetrate — verb 1) the knife penetrated his lungs Syn: pierce, puncture, make a hole in, perforate, stab, prick, gore, spike 2) they penetrated the enemy territory Syn: infiltrate, slip into, sneak into …
37penetrate — v 1. pierce, transpierce, pass through; stab, gore, gouge, spear, lance, spike, run through, Sl. let the daylight in; bore, drill, ream, ream out, auger; perforate, puncture, prick, punch, riddle, Sl. fill full of holes; impale, transfix, fix,… …
38penetrate — pen·e·trate …
39penetrate — verb 1) the knife penetrated his lungs Syn: pierce, puncture, enter, perforate, stab, gore 2) they penetrated enemy lines Syn: infiltrate, slip through, enter 3) …
40penetrate — [ˈpenəˌtreɪt] verb [I/T] to get inside something, get past something, or get through something A piece of glass had penetrated the skin.[/ex] penetration [ˌpenəˈtreɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …
