- pen·e·trate
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pen|e|trate — «PEHN uh trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing. –v.t. 1. to get into or through: »A bullet can penetrate this wall, or two inches into that wall. 2. to pierce through: »Our eyes could not penetrate the darkness … Useful english dictionary
im|pen|e|trate — «ihm PEHN uh trayt», transitive verb, trat|ed, trat|ing. to penetrate within; permeate. –im|pen´e|tra´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
in|ter|pen|e|trate — «IHN tuhr PEHN uh trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing. –v.t. to penetrate thoroughly or between the parts of; permeate; pervade. –v.i. to penetrate each other; unite or mingle by mutual penetration. –in´ter|pen´e|tra´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
trate — ad·min·is·trate; an·gus·ti·ros·trate; ar·bi·trate; cal·ci·trate; con·trate; cul·trate; di·op·trate; fe·nes·trate; im·pe·trate; lus·trate; mag·is·trate; mag·is·trate·ship; mi·trate; or·ches·trate; pen·e·trate; per·lus·trate; per·pe·trate;… … English syllables
im|pen´e|tra´tion — im|pen|e|trate «ihm PEHN uh trayt», transitive verb, trat|ed, trat|ing. to penetrate within; permeate. –im|pen´e|tra´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
in´ter|pen´e|tra´tion — in|ter|pen|e|trate «IHN tuhr PEHN uh trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing. –v.t. to penetrate thoroughly or between the parts of; permeate; pervade. –v.i. to penetrate each other; unite or mingle by mutual penetration. –in´ter|pen´e|tra´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
penetrate — pen·e·trate … English syllables
penetrate — pen|e|trate [ penə,treıt ] verb ** ▸ 1 get through something & get in ▸ 2 be felt, etc. through something ▸ 3 be heard/understood ▸ 4 join to learn secrets ▸ 5 put penis into body ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to get inside an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
penetrate — pen•e•trate [[t]ˈpɛn ɪˌtreɪt[/t]] v. trat•ed, trat•ing 1) to pierce or pass into or through 2) to enter the interior of 3) to permeate 4) to arrive at the meaning of; comprehend 5) to obtain a share of (a market) 6) to affect (the mind or… … From formal English to slang
penetrate — pen|e|trate [ˈpenıtreıt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go through)¦ 2¦(business)¦ 3¦(organization)¦ 4¦(understand)¦ 5¦(sex)¦ 6¦(see through)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of penetrare] 1.) ¦(GO THROUGH)¦ [I … Dictionary of contemporary English