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Infiltrate   /ɪnfˈɪltrˌeɪt/  /ˈɪnfɪltrˌeɪt/   Listen
Infiltrate

verb
(past & past part. infiltrated; pres. part. infiltrating)
1.
Cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices.
2.
Enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members.  Synonym: penetrate.
3.
Pass into or through by filtering or permeating.
4.
Pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict.  Synonym: pass through.





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"Infiltrate" Quotes from Famous Books



... things the general law, without discussion, whether it injures or benefits your personal interests. This principle may seem to you a very simple one, but it is difficult of application; it is like sap, which must infiltrate the smallest of the capillary tubes to stir the tree, renew its verdure, develop its flowers, and ripen fruit. Dear, the laws of society are not all written in a book; manners and customs create laws, the more important of which are often the least known. Believe me, ...
— The Lily of the Valley • Honore de Balzac


Words linked to "Infiltrate" :   permeate, percolate, go through, filter, infiltrator, sink in, get together, pass, fall in, join, go across, infiltration


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