Penetrate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Penetrate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Penetrate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
penetrate v pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" Synonym(s): penetrate, perforate come to understand Synonym(s): penetrate, fathom, bottom become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" Synonym(s): click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into place enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members; "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor" Synonym(s): infiltrate, penetrate make one's way deeper into or through; "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest" insert the penis into the vagina or anus of; "Did the molester penetrate the child?" 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]:
Penetrate \Pen"etrate\, v. i. To pass; to make way; to pierce. Also used figuratively. Preparing to penetrate* to the north and west. --J. R. Green. Born where Heaven's influence scarce can penetrate. --Pope. The sweet of life that penetrates so near. --Daniel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Penetrate \Pen"etrate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Penetrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Penetrating}.] [L. penetratus, p. p. of penetrare to penetrate; akin to penitus inward, inwardly, and perh. to pens with, in the power of, penus store of food, innermost part of a temple.] 1. To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness. 2. 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. --Shak. The translator of Homer should penetrate himself with a sense of the plainness and directness of Homer's style. --M. Arnold. 3. 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. Things which here were too subtile for us to penetrate. --Ray.