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penetrate
What does penetrate mean?
penetrate (verb): pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce penetrate?
/ˈpɛnəˌtɹeɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does penetrate come from?
From Latin penētrātus, perfect passive participle of penētrō (“to put, set, or place within, enter, pierce, penetrate”), from penes (“within, with”) by analogy to intrō (“to go in, enter”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to penetrate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “penetrate” mean?
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
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to obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods
Not quite: that's what buy means.
to request (information, or an answer to a question)
Not quite: that's what ask means.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
Not quite: that's what wait means.
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