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Infiltrate   /ɪnfˈɪltrˌeɪt/  /ˈɪnfɪltrˌeɪt/   Listen
Infiltrate

verb
(past & past part. infiltrated; pres. part. infiltrating)
1.
Cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices.
2.
Enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members.  Synonym: penetrate.
3.
Pass into or through by filtering or permeating.
4.
Pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict.  Synonym: pass through.





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"Infiltrate" Quotes from Famous Books



... up; knead, brew; impregnate with; interlard &c. (interpolate) 228; intertwine, interweave &c. 219; associate with; miscegenate[obs3]. be mixed &c.; get among, be entangled with. instill, imbue; infuse, suffuse, transfuse; infiltrate, dash, tinge, tincture, season, sprinkle, besprinkle, attemper[obs3], medicate, blend, cross; alloy, amalgamate, compound, adulterate, ...
— Roget's Thesaurus


Words linked to "Infiltrate" :   percolate, permeate, fall in, infiltrator, go through, infiltration, sink in, pass, penetrate, get together, join, filter, go across


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