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- pronunciation:
- pe
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treIt
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verb |
| inflections: |
penetrates, penetrating, penetrated |
| definition 1: |
to pierce or go into or through.
The dart penetrated his skin.The explorers penetrated the jungle.- synonyms:
- enter, pierce
- similar words:
- bore, puncture, spike
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| definition 2: |
to see through or understand.
His eyes couldn't penetrate the fog.Scientists penetrated the secrets of the atom.- synonyms:
- fathom
- similar words:
- decipher, grasp, master, solve, unravel, untangle
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| related words: |
comprehend, enter, fathom, knife, probe, see, stick |
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| derivation: |
penetrator (n.) |
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