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English Dictionary: interpenetrate by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
interpenetrate
v
  1. penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot"
    Synonym(s): interpenetrate, permeate
  2. spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"
    Synonym(s): permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Interpenetrate \In`ter*pen"e*trate\, v. t.
      To penetrate between or within; to penetrate mutually.
  
               It interpenetrates my granite mass.         --Shelley.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Interpenetrate \In`ter*pen"e*trate\, v. i.
      To penetrate each the other; to penetrate between bodies or
      their parts.
  
      {Interpenetrating molding} (Arch.), in late Gothic
            architecture, a decoration by means of moldings which seem
            to pass through solid uprights, transoms, or other
            members; often, two sets of architectural members
            penetrating one another, in appearance, as if both had
            been plastic when they were put together.
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