infiltrate

infiltrate
Synonyms and related words:
absorb, adsorb, advance against, advance upon, assimilate, barge in, bathe, bear down upon, besprinkle, blot, blot up, break in, break in upon, breathe, brew, burst in, butt in, charge in, chemisorb, chemosorb, color, come between, counterattack, crash, crash in, crash the gates, creep in, crowd in, cut in, decoct, digest, douche, dredge, drench, drink, drink in, drink up, drive, drouk, dye, edge in, elbow in, encroach, engross, entincture, entrench, filter in, flank, flavor, flush, foist, foist in, gas, horn in, imbibe, imbrue, imbue, impinge, impose, impose on, impose upon, impregnate, infringe, infuse, inject, insinuate, instill, interfere, interlope, interpose, intervene, intrude, invade, irrupt, launch an attack, lave, leach, leak in, leaven, lixiviate, macerate, march against, march upon, mount an attack, obtrude, open an offensive, osmose, penetrate, percolate, percolate in, percolate into, permeate, pervade, press in, push, push in, put on, put upon, rinse, rush in, saturate, season, seep in, seethe, slink in, slip in, slurp up, smash in, sneak in, soak, soak in, soak up, sodden, sop, sorb, souse, sponge, squeeze in, steal in, steep, storm in, strike, suffuse, swill up, take in, take up, temper, throng in, thrust, thrust in, tincture, tinge, transfuse, trench, trespass, wash, waterlog, work in, worm, worm in

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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Synonyms:
(into a porous substance), ,


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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

  • 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… …   English dictionary

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