Word
Penetrate
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
pen-e-trate
Definition
- v. t. - To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to
effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness.
- v. t. - To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings;
to touch with feeling; to make sensible; to move deeply; as, to
penetrate one's heart with pity.
- v. t. - To pierce into by the mind; to arrive at the inner
contents or meaning of, as of a mysterious or difficult subject; to
comprehend; to understand.
- v. i. - To pass; to make way; to pierce. Also used
figuratively.
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