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Meanings of penetrate in anglès

portuguès
permear

Spread or diffuse through.

permear
portuguès
aprofundar
català
apregonar
espanyol
profundizar

Come to understand.

apregonar
portuguès
perfurar
català
penetrar
espanyol
profundizar

To pass into or through.

penetrar
portuguès
infiltrar

Enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members.

infiltrar
Synonyms
Examples for "perforate"
Examples for "perforate"
1
The stars in this specimen are more numerous, and do not perforate.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of...
2
Casks of wood are unsuited for African travel; small beetles perforate them.
Ismailia
3
They perforate the nose and ears, and put various ornaments into them.
Handbook to the new Gold-fields
4
Working steadily over the next five minutes, he continued to perforate the ceiling.
Storm Front
5
By 1912, however, pianists would mark or perforate the roll as they performed.
The Guardian
Usage of penetrate in anglès
1
But it takes even longer for new technologies to penetrate the market.
Wired
2
The fund said it expects to help XJet penetrate China's manufacturing sector.
Reuters
3
It cannot penetrate the wilds; it cannot get into the dry lands.
The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American...
4
It was always dark; the autumn daylight was unable to penetrate it.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03
5
He could penetrate no farther into the instructions; the cipher again changed.
Zanoni
6
The British could not penetrate the breach; but they would not retreat.
Deeds that Won the Empire / Historic Battle Scenes
7
He tried repeatedly to penetrate the mob; but it was simply impossible.
The Autobiography of Charles Darwin
8
You want to ensure that your aircraft will not penetrate this area.
Outliers: the story of success
9
The bullet should penetrate the brim just where it covered the forehead.
Laramie Holds the Range
10
The anthropologist is obliged to record the first and penetrate the second.
Wired
11
I tried hard to penetrate the mystery-andgave it up in despair.
Little Novels
12
The ease with which you penetrate other people's dreams proclaims your power.
Jonathan strange and mr norrell
13
They attack with five, six and seven players and penetrate from midfield.
The Guardian
14
The sun can hardly penetrate, can't manage to melt the snow yet.
The blood spilt
15
Intelligence agencies have found it very difficult to penetrate the camps there.
The Guardian
16
Even the great searchlights on the vessels failed to penetrate the gloom.
The Boy Allies at Jutland; Or, The Greatest Naval Battle of Hist...
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Translations for penetrate
Penetrate through the time
Penetrate across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common