English verb: infiltrate |
1. | infiltrate (motion) cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices |
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| Pattern of use | Something ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | filter, percolate, permeate, sink in |
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2. | infiltrate (social) enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members |
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| Samples | The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor.
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| Synonyms | penetrate |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fall in, get together, join |
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3. | infiltrate (motion) pass into or through by filtering or permeating |
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| Samples | The substance infiltrated the material.
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| Pattern of use | Something ----s |
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| Broader (hypernym) | filter, percolate, permeate, sink in |
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4. | infiltrate (motion) pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict |
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| Synonyms | pass through |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | go across, go through, pass |
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