Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - penetrate
Penetrate
penetrate
v. 1 tr. a find access into or through, esp. forcibly. b (usu. foll. by with) imbue (a person or thing) with; permeate. 2 tr. see into, find out, or discern (a person's mind, the truth, a meaning, etc.). 3 tr. see through (darkness, fog, etc.) (could not penetrate the gloom). 4 intr. be absorbed by the mind (my hint did not penetrate). 5 tr. (as penetrating adj.) a having or suggesting sensitivity or insight (a penetrating remark). b (of a voice etc.) easily heard through or above other sounds; piercing. 6 tr. (of a man) put the penis into the vagina of (a woman). 7 intr. (usu. foll. by into, through, to) make a way. Derivatives penetrable adj. penetrability n. penetrant adj. & n. penetratingly adv. penetration n. penetrative adj. penetrator n. Etymology: L penetrare place or enter within f. penitus interior
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verb (-trated; -trating) Etymology: Latin penetratus, past participle of penetrare, from penitus deep within, far; akin to Latin penus provisions Date: circa 1530 transitive verb 1. to pass into or through, to enter by overcoming resistance ; pierce, to gain entrance to, 2. to see into or through, to discover the inner contents or meaning of, to affect profoundly with feeling, to diffuse through or into, intransitive verb 1. to pass, extend, pierce, or diffuse into or through something, to pierce something with the eye or mind, to affect deeply the senses or feelings, see: enter ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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