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penetrator
pen·e·trate P0162900 (pĕn′ĭ-trāt′)v. pen·e·trat·ed, pen·e·trat·ing, pen·e·trates v.tr.1. To enter, pass into, or force a way into: The needle penetrated the skin. Light penetrated the forest canopy. The soldiers penetrated enemy territory.2. a. To enter into and permeate: The sound of the piano penetrated each room of the house.b. To affect deeply, as by being known or by arousing the emotions: "Literature should penetrate all the chambers of the human heart, even the dark ones" (Robert Cormier).3. a. To insert the penis, a finger, or an object into the vagina or anus of (someone).b. To insert something into (the vagina or anus).4. To enter (an organization, for example), usually surreptitiously, so as to gain influence or information; infiltrate.5. To enter and gain a share of (a market): penetrated the home-computer market with an affordable new model.6. To grasp the significance of; understand: penetrate the workings of the immune system.7. To see through: keen eyes that penetrate the darkness.v.intr.1. To enter or pass into something: The drill penetrated into the wood.2. To have an effect or influence, especially on the mind or emotions: The culture of celebrity has penetrated into everyone's awareness.3. To gain insight: tried to penetrate into the nature of the mind.
[Latin penetrāre, penetrāt-, from penitus, deeply.]
pen′e·tra′tor n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | penetrator - an intruder who passes into or through (often by overcoming resistance)interloper, intruder, trespasser - someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission |
IdiomsSeepenetratepenetrator
Words related to penetratornoun an intruder who passes into or through (often by overcoming resistance)Related Words- interloper
- intruder
- trespasser
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