infiltrate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: infiltrate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for infiltrate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
infiltrate v cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members; "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor" Synonym(s): infiltrate, penetrate pass into or through by filtering or permeating; "the substance infiltrated the material" pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict Synonym(s): infiltrate, pass through
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Infiltrate \In*fil"trate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Infiltrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Infiltrating}.] [Pref. in- + filtrate: cf. F, s'infiltrer. Cf. {Infilter}.] To enter by penetrating the pores or interstices of a substance; to filter into or through something. The water infiltrates through the porous rock. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Infiltrate \In*fil"trate\, v. t. To penetrate gradually; -- sometimes used reflexively. --J. S. Mill.