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penetrate

English

🔊 come to understand
🔊 pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
“The bullet penetrated her chest”
🔊 insert the penis into the vagina or anus of
“Did the molester penetrate the child?”
🔊 make one's way deeper into or through
“The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest”
🔊 enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
“The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor”
🔊 spread or diffuse through
“An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration”
🔊 become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
“It dawned on him that she had betrayed him”