penetrate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɛnətreɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɛnɪˌtreɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(peni trāt′)

Inflections of 'penetrate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
penetrates
v 3rd person singular
penetrating
v pres p
penetrated
v past
penetrated
v past p

penetrate
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Sense: Verb: pierce
Synonyms:
pierce, enter Collocations, go through, pass through, perforate, puncture Collocations, drive into, stick into, sink into, stab Collocations, thrust Collocations, seep in, prick Collocations, run sb through, make a hole, go right through, force a way
Antonyms:
leave Collocations, withdraw Collocations, remove Collocations, extract Collocations, pull out, come out, exit Collocations, take out, go round, go over, burrow Collocations, climb Collocations, bounce off, rebound Collocations
Sense: Verb: permeate
Synonyms:
permeate, enter Collocations, infiltrate, seep Collocations, filter Collocations, soak through, pass through, get through, get in
Antonyms:
dry Collocations, dry out, cascade, dehydrate, evaporate, fade away
Sense: Verb: be understood
Synonyms:
be understood, get through, come across, sink in, be grasped, touch Collocations, affect Collocations


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