penetrate

B2
Pronunciation
/ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪt/
Verb
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.

Example Sentences
  • Light penetrates darkness.
2 Definition

To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand.

Example Sentences
  • I could not penetrate Burke's opaque rhetoric.
3 Definition

To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to move deeply.

Example Sentences
  • to penetrate one's heart with pity
4 Definition

To infiltrate an enemy to gather intelligence.

5 Definition

To insert the penis into an opening, such as a vagina or anus.

Example Sentences
  • a male elephant comes up and penetrates the female elephant
6 Definition

To move a piece past the defending pieces of one's opponent.