penetrate

penetrate
pen|e|trate [ `penə,treıt ] verb **
▸ 1 get through something & get in
▸ 2 be felt, etc. through something
▸ 3 be heard/understood
▸ 4 join to learn secrets
▸ 5 put penis into body
▸ + PHRASES
1. ) intransitive or transitive to get inside an object or body by getting through something:
A piece of glass had penetrated the skin.
a ) to get inside an area by getting past something that is intended to stop you:
They had penetrated deep into enemy territory.
One of them managed to penetrate airport security.
2. ) intransitive or transitive to get through something into a place and be heard, seen, or felt by people in it:
Few sounds penetrate the thick walls.
a ) to reach or affect something such as a part of society:
one of the last cultures in the world that television has not penetrated
3. ) intransitive or transitive to be noticed or understood by someone:
Their advice never even penetrated his consciousness.
What she said didn't penetrate until just now.
4. ) transitive to become a member of a group in order to find out secret information about them: INFILTRATE
5. ) transitive TECHNICAL if a man penetrates someone, he puts his PENIS (=sex organ) into their body
penetrate a market
to succeed in selling products in a market:
Honda's success in penetrating Western motorcycle markets
penetrate someone's disguise
to see who someone really is, although they are dressed or behaving in a way meant to trick you
penetrate the mysteries of something
to understand the truth about something complicated or mysterious
╾ pen|e|tra|tion [ ,penə`treıʃn ] noun uncount

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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