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Definition of penetrate
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verb (v)
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance (verb.contact)
Example: The bullet penetrated her chest.
source: wordnet30
come to understand (verb.cognition)
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become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions (verb.cognition)
Example: She was penetrated with sorrow.
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enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members (verb.social)
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make one's way deeper into or through (verb.motion)
Example: The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest.
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insert the penis into the vagina or anus of (verb.contact)
Example: Did the molester penetrate the child?.
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spread or diffuse through (verb.contact)
Example: Music penetrated the entire building.
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To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness. (verb)
source: webster1913
To pass; to make way; to pierce. Also used figuratively. (verb)
source: webster1913
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