penetrate
English Thesaurus
1. become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions (verb.cognition)
| cause | : | understand, |
| definition | : | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of (verb.cognition) |
2. come to understand (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | understand, |
| definition | : | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of (verb.cognition) |
3. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | cut, |
| definition | : | penetrate injuriously (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | strike, |
| definition | : | pierce with force (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | break, |
| definition | : | pierce or penetrate (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | foray, |
| definition | : | briefly enter enemy territory (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | poke into, |
| definition | : | enter briefly (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | honeycomb, |
| definition | : | penetrate thoroughly and into every part (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | pierce, |
| definition | : | make a hole into (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | pierce, thrust, |
| definition | : | penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | pierce, |
| definition | : | cut or make a way through (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | tunnel, |
| definition | : | force a way through (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | grain, ingrain, |
| definition | : | thoroughly work in (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | immerse, plunge, |
| definition | : | thrust or throw into (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | force, storm, |
| definition | : | take by force (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | ooze through, |
| definition | : | run slowly and gradually (verb.contact) |
4. spread or diffuse through (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | penetrate, perforate, |
| definition | : | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance (verb.contact) |
5. insert the penis into the vagina or anus of (verb.contact)
6. make one's way deeper into or through (verb.motion)
7. enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | fall in, get together, join, |
| definition | : | become part of; become a member of a group or organization (verb.social) |
8. come to understand (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | insight, penetration, |
| definition | : | clear or deep perception of a situation (noun.cognition) |
9. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | perforation, |
| definition | : | a hole made in something (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | penetrator, |
| definition | : | an intruder who passes into or through (often by overcoming resistance) (noun.person) |
10. spread or diffuse through (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | diffuser, diffusor, |
| definition | : | optical device that distributes the light of a lamp evenly (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | diffuser, diffusor, |
| definition | : | baffle that distributes sound waves evenly (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | penetrating, penetrative, |
| definition | : | tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing (adj.all) |
11. insert the penis into the vagina or anus of (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | penetration, |
| definition | : | the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman (noun.act) |
12. make one's way deeper into or through (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | penetration, |
| definition | : | the ability to make way into or through something (noun.attribute) |
13. enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members (verb.social)
| derivation | : | infiltration, |
| definition | : | a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | infiltrator, |
| definition | : | someone who takes up a position surreptitiously for the purpose of espionage (noun.person) |
14. come to understand (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | insight, penetration, |
| definition | : | clear or deep perception of a situation (noun.cognition) |
15. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | perforation, |
| definition | : | a hole made in something (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | penetrator, |
| definition | : | an intruder who passes into or through (often by overcoming resistance) (noun.person) |
16. spread or diffuse through (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | diffuser, diffusor, |
| definition | : | optical device that distributes the light of a lamp evenly (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | diffuser, diffusor, |
| definition | : | baffle that distributes sound waves evenly (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | penetrating, penetrative, |
| definition | : | tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing (adj.all) |
17. insert the penis into the vagina or anus of (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | penetration, |
| definition | : | the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman (noun.act) |
18. make one's way deeper into or through (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | penetration, |
| definition | : | the ability to make way into or through something (noun.attribute) |
19. enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members (verb.social)
| derivation | : | infiltration, |
| definition | : | a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | infiltrator, |
| definition | : | someone who takes up a position surreptitiously for the purpose of espionage (noun.person) |
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