infiltrate
- infiltrate
- UK [ˈɪnfɪltreɪt] / US [ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪt] / US [ɪnˈfɪlˌtreɪt]
verb intransitive/transitive]
Word forms "infiltrate":
present tense
I/you/we/they infiltrate
he/she/it infiltrates
present participle infiltrating
past tense infiltrated
past participle infiltrated
1) to secretly join an organization or go into a place in order to find out information about it or damage it
Government agents had been infiltrating paramilitary groups.
plans to prevent rebels from infiltrating into the country
2) to become a feature of something gradually, without anyone noticing
the way that technology has infiltrated our daily lives
Derived words:
infiltration
UK [ˌɪnfɪlˈtreɪʃ(ə)n] / US
noun
uncountable
infiltrator
noun
countable
Word forms "infiltrator":
singular infiltrator
plural infiltrators
English dictionary.
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Infiltrate — In*fil trate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Infiltrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Infiltrating}.] [Pref. in + filtrate: cf. F, s infiltrer. Cf. {Infilter}.] 1. To enter by penetrating the pores or interstices of a substance; to filter into or through something.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Infiltrate — In*fil trate, v. t. To penetrate gradually; sometimes used reflexively. J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
infiltrate — index encroach, enter (penetrate), interject, interpose, penetrate, permeate, pervade Burton s Legal Th … Law dictionary
infiltrate — (v.) 1758, of fluids, from IN (Cf. in ) (2) in + FILTRATE (Cf. filtrate). Related: Infiltrated; infiltrating. Military sense of penetrate enemy lines attested from 1934 … Etymology dictionary
infiltrate — [v] creep in access, crack*, edge in, filter through, foist, impregnate, insinuate, penetrate, percolate*, permeate, pervade, saturate, sneak in, tinge, work into, worm into*; concepts 159,179 … New thesaurus
infiltrate — ► VERB 1) surreptitiously and gradually enter or gain access to (an organization or place). 2) permeate or cause to permeate by filtration. DERIVATIVES infiltration noun infiltrator noun … English terms dictionary
infiltrate — [in fil′trāt, in′fil trāt΄] vi., vt. infiltrated, infiltrating [ IN 1 + FILTRATE] 1. to pass, or cause (a fluid, cell, etc.) to pass, through small gaps or openings; filter 2. to pass through, as in filtering 3. to pass, or cause (individual… … English World dictionary
infiltrate — [[t]ɪ̱nfɪltreɪt[/t]] infiltrates, infiltrating, infiltrated 1) VERB If people infiltrate a place or organization, or infiltrate into it, they enter it secretly in order to spy on it or influence it. [V n] Activists had infiltrated the student… … English dictionary
infiltrate — in|fil|trate [ˈınfıltreıt US ınˈfıltreıt, ˈınfıl ] v 1.) [>I always + adv/prep, T] to secretly join an organization or enter a place in order to find out information about it or harm it ▪ Police attempts to infiltrate neo Nazi groups were… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Infiltrate — To penetrate. If an IV infiltrates, the IV fluid penetrates the surrounding tissue. * * * 1. To perform or undergo infiltration. 2. SYN: infiltration (2). 3. A cellular infiltration (1) in the lung as inferred from appearance of a localized, ill… … Medical dictionary
