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penetrate
English
Etymology
From Latin pen?tr?tus, past participle of pen?tr? (“to put, set, or place within, enter, pierce, penetrate”), from penes (“within, with”) by analogy to intr? (“to go in, enter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?n?t?e?t/
- Hyphenation: pen?e?trate
Verb
penetrate (third-person singular simple present penetrates, present participle penetrating, simple past and past participle penetrated)
- To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
- (figuratively) To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand.
- things which here were […] too subtile for us to penetrate
- To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to move deeply.
- 1867, Matthew Arnold, On the Study of Celtic Literature
- The translator of Homer should penetrate himself with a sense of the plainness and directness of Homer's style.
- 1867, Matthew Arnold, On the Study of Celtic Literature
- To infiltrate an enemy to gather intelligence.
- To insert the penis into an opening, such as a vagina or anus.
- (chess) To move a piece past the defending pieces of one's opponent.
Derived terms
- penetration
- penetrable
Translations
Further reading
- penetrate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- penetrate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- penetrate at OneLook Dictionary Search
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /penet?rate/
Verb
penetrate
- present adverbial passive participle of penetri
Italian
Verb
penetrate
- second-person plural present indicative of penetrare
- second-person plural imperative of penetrare
- feminine plural of penetrato
Latin
Verb
penetr?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of penetr?
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penetratee
English
Etymology
penetrate +? -ee
Noun
penetratee (plural penetratees)
- The partner who is penetrated in sexual intercourse.
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