interpenetrate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: interpenetrate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for interpenetrate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
interpenetrate v penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot" Synonym(s): interpenetrate, permeate 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`terpen"etrate\, 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`terpen"etrate\, 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.