English- translations for penetrate
Definition of penetrate
- To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce
- To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand
- To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to move deeply
- To infiltrate an enemy to gather intelligence
- To move a piece past the defending pieces of one's opponent
Examples
- Light penetrates darkness.
- I could not penetrate Burkes opaque rhetoric.
- to penetrate ones heart with pity
- a male elephant comes up and penetrates the female elephant
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