Words Like PENETRATE

We have put together a list of words that are similar to PENETRATE.

29 Alternative Words Similar to penetrate

1 Penetrate Verb      Synonym Words Like Penetrate
2 Perforate Verb      Synonym Words Like Perforate
3 Bottom Verb      Synonym Words Like Bottom
4 Diffuse Verb      Synonym Words Like Diffuse
5 Imbue Verb      Synonym Words Like Imbue
6 Advance Verb      Synonym Words Like Advance
7 Enter Verb      Synonym Words Like Enter
8 Infix Verb      Synonym Words Like Infix
9 Insert Verb      Synonym Words Like Insert
10 Introduce Verb      Synonym Words Like Introduce
11 Join Verb      Synonym Words Like Join
12 Progress Verb      Synonym Words Like Progress
13 Understand Verb      Synonym Words Like Understand
14 Pierce Verb-transitive      Synonym Words Like Pierce
15 Comprehend Verb-transitive      Synonym Words Like Comprehend
16 Pass Verb-intransitive      Synonym Words Like Pass
17 Probe Verb      Hyponym Words Like Probe
18 Break Verb      Hyponym Words Like Break
19 Strike Verb      Hyponym Words Like Strike
20 Immerse Verb      Hyponym Words Like Immerse
21 Thrust Verb      Hyponym Words Like Thrust
22 Ingrain Verb      Hyponym Words Like Ingrain
23 Plunge Verb      Hyponym Words Like Plunge
24 Honeycomb Verb      Hyponym Words Like Honeycomb
25 Grain Verb      Hyponym Words Like Grain
26 Cut Verb      Hyponym Words Like Cut
27 Force Verb      Hyponym Words Like Force
28 Spiritize Verb      Hyponym
29 Spiritise Verb      Hyponym

5 examples of penetrate

1 light penetrates darkness
2 to penetrate one's heart with pity
3 His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks
4 music penetrated the entire building
5 she was penetrated with sorrow

10 definitions of penetrate

1 To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect an entrance into; to pierce.
2 To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to touch with feeling; to make sensible; to move deeply.
3 To pierce into by the mind; to arrive at the inner contents or meaning of, as of a mysterious or difficult subject; to comprehend; to understand.
4 To pass; to make way; to pierce. Also used figuratively.
5 enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
6 insert the penis into the vagina or anus of
7 come to understand
8 pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
9 spread or diffuse through
10 make one's way deeper into or through
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