Definition of penetrate

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Penetrate (v. t.) To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to touch with feeling; to make sensible; to move deeply; as, to penetrate one's heart with pity..

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Bore :: Bore (v. t.) To perforate or penetrate, as a solid body, by turning an auger, gimlet, drill, or other instrument; to make a round hole in or through; to pierce; as, to bore a plank..
Pierce :: Pierce (v. t.) Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery..
Taproot :: Taproot (n.) The root of a plant which penetrates the earth directly downward to a considerable depth without dividing.
Dirl :: Dirl (v. i. & t.) To thrill; to vibrate; to penetrate.
Scise :: Scise (v. i.) To cut; to penetrate.
Bore :: Bore (v. i.) To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns; as, this timber does not bore well, or is hard to bore..
Pierce :: Pierce (v. t.) To penetrate; to enter; to force a way into or through; to pass into or through; as, to pierce the enemy's line; a shot pierced the ship..
Pierced :: Pierced (a.) Penetrated; entered; perforated.
Profound :: Profound (v. t.) To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.
Delve :: Delve (v. t.) To dig into; to penetrate; to trace out; to fathom.
Pervious :: Pervious (a.) Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil..
Impierce :: Impierce (v. t.) To pierce; to penetrate.
Reach :: Reach (v. t.) Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut, as far as..
Saturate :: Saturate (v. t.) To cause to become completely penetrated, impregnated, or soaked; to fill fully; to sate..
Imbue :: Imbue (v. t.) To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or penetrated; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good principles..
Penetrable :: Penetrable (a.) Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced. Used also figuratively..
Blunt :: Blunt (a.) Hard to impress or penetrate.
Mellow :: Mellow (superl.) Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a mellow soil..
Ballproof :: Ballproof (a.) Incapable of being penetrated by balls from firearms.
Interpenetrate :: Interpenetrate (v. i.) To penetrate each the other; to penetrate between bodies or their parts.
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