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infiltrate
[ in-fil-treyt, in-fil-treyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to filter into or through; permeate.
- to cause to pass in by filtering.
- to move into (an organization, country, territory, or the like) surreptitiously and gradually, especially with hostile intent:
The troops infiltrated the enemy lines.
- to pass a small number of (soldiers, spies, or the like) into a territory or organization clandestinely and with hostile or subversive intent:
The intelligence agency infiltrated three spies into the neighboring country.
verb (used without object)
- to pass into or through a substance, place, etc., by or as by filtering.
- Pathology. to penetrate tissue spaces or cells.
noun
- something that infiltrates.
- Pathology. any substance penetrating tissues or cells and forming a morbid accumulation.
infiltrate
/ ˈɪԴɪˌٰɪ /
verb
- to undergo or cause to undergo the process in which a fluid passes into the pores or interstices of a solid; permeate
- military to pass undetected through (an enemy-held line or position)
- to gain or cause to gain entrance or access surreptitiously
they infiltrated the party structure
noun
- something that infiltrates
- pathol any substance that passes into and accumulates within cells, tissues, or organs
- pathol a local anaesthetic solution injected into the tissues to cause local anaesthesia
Derived Forms
- ˈԴھˌٰپ, adjective
- ˌԴھˈٰپDz, noun
- ˈԴھˌٰٴǰ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ھ·ٰ·پ [in, -fil-trey-tiv, in-, fil, -tr, uh, -], adjective
- ·ھ·ٰ·ٴǰ [in, -fil-trey-ter, in-, fil, -trey-], noun
- ··ھ·ٰٱ verb reinfiltrated reinfiltrating
- ܲ··ھ·ٰ· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of infiltrate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of infiltrate1
Example Sentences
Together they infiltrated the site, documented the numbers of deaths associated with it and identified people selling the chemical.
He claimed that the country and his political opposition had been infiltrated by North Korean and Chinese spies, and that these "anti-state forces" had rigged past elections.
When the Eaton and Palisades fires broke out in January, smoke infiltrated the facilities at Southern California Public Radio, where “AirTalk” is produced.
The cartel infiltrated her school in northern Mexico.
On March 15, Trump issued a proclamation asserting that the gang Tren de Aragua is a foreign terrorist organization that is “closely aligned with, and indeed has infiltrated, the Maduro regime.”
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