ALL meanings of penetrate
pen·e·trate
P p - transitive verb penetrate comprehend 1
- verb with object penetrate to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist. 1
- verb with object penetrate to enter the interior of: to penetrate a forest. 1
- verb with object penetrate to enter and diffuse itself through; permeate. 1
- verb with object penetrate to arrive at the truth or meaning of; understand; comprehend: to penetrate a mystery. 1
- verb with object penetrate to obtain a share of (a market): to penetrate the Canadian coffee market. 1
- verb with object penetrate to affect or impress (the mind or feelings) deeply. 1
- verb with object penetrate to extend influence, usually peacefully, into the affairs of (another country). 1
- verb without object penetrate to enter, reach, or pass through something, as by piercing: We penetrated to the interior of the Kasbah. 1
- verb without object penetrate to be diffused through something. 1
- verb without object penetrate to understand or read the meaning of something. 1
- verb without object penetrate to have a deep effect or impact on someone. 1
- abbreviation PENETRATE pierce 1
- intransitive verb penetrate get in, gain entrance 1
- transitive verb penetrate get into, gain entrance to 1
- transitive verb penetrate insert penis into 1
- abbreviation PENETRATE permeate 1
- verb penetrate If something or someone penetrates a physical object or an area, they succeed in getting into it or passing through it. 0
- verb penetrate If someone penetrates an organization, a group, or a profession, they succeed in entering it although it is difficult to do so. 0
- verb penetrate If someone penetrates an enemy group or a rival organization, they succeed in joining it in order to get information or cause trouble. 0
- verb penetrate If a company or country penetrates a market or area, they succeed in selling their products there. 0
- verb penetrate If you penetrate something that is difficult to understand, you succeed in understanding it. 0
- verb penetrate to find or force a way into or through (something); pierce; enter 0
- verb penetrate to diffuse through (a substance); permeate 0
- verb penetrate to see through 0
- verb penetrate (of a man) to insert the penis into the vagina of (a woman) 0
- verb penetrate to grasp the meaning of (a principle, etc) 0
- verb penetrate to be understood 0
- verb transitive penetrate to pass into; find or force a way into or through; enter by or as by piercing 0
- verb transitive penetrate to insert the penis into (the vagina or anus) of 0
- verb transitive penetrate to see into, or into the interior of 0
- verb transitive penetrate to have an effect throughout; spread through; permeate 0
- verb transitive penetrate to affect or move deeply 0
- verb transitive penetrate to grasp mentally; understand 0
- intransitive verb penetrate to make a way into or through something; pierce 0
- intransitive verb penetrate to have a marked effect on the mind or emotions 0