infilling n. = INFILL n.

infilling n. = INFILL n.
infiltrate v.
1 tr. a gain entrance or access to surreptitiously and by degrees (as spies etc.). b cause to do this.
2 tr. permeate by filtration.
3 tr. (often foll. by into, through) introduce (fluid) by filtration.
Derivatives:
infiltration n. infiltrator n.
Etymology: IN-(2) + FILTRATE

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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