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Definition penetrate

Etymology

From Latin pen?tr?tus, past participle of pen?tr? (“to put, set, or place within, enter, pierce, penetrate”), from penes (“within, with”) by analogy to intr? (“to go in, enter”).

Verb

penetrate (third-person singular simple present penetrates, present participle penetrating, simple past and past participle penetrated)

1. To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
2. (figuratively) To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand.
3. To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to move deeply.
4. To infiltrate an enemy to gather intelligence.
5. To insert the penis into an opening, such as a vagina or anus. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
6. (chess) To move a piece past the defending pieces of one's opponent.

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