VERB | motion | infiltrate | cause (a liquid / liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices |
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social | infiltrate, penetrate | enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members | |
motion | infiltrate | pass into or through by filtering or permeating | |
motion | infiltrate, pass through | pass through an enemy line |
Sounds | ihnfih'ltrey.t; ih'nfihltrey.t | |
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Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... |
Meaning | Cause (a liquid / liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Broader | percolate, sink in, permeate, filter | Pass through |
Spanish | infiltrarse | |
Nouns | infiltration | the slow passage of a liquid / liquid through a filtering medium |
Meaning | Enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor" | |
Synonym | penetrate | |
Broader | join, fall in, get together | Become part of |
Spanish | infiltrarse, infiltrar | |
Nouns | infiltration | a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection) |
infiltrator | someone who takes up a position surreptitiously for the purpose of espionage |
Meaning | Pass into or through by filtering or permeating. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "the substance infiltrated the material" | |
Broader | percolate, sink in, permeate, filter | Pass through |
Nouns | infiltration | the slow passage of a liquid / liquid through a filtering medium |
Meaning | pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | pass through | |
Broader | pass | go across or through |
Spanish | infiltrarse | |
Nouns | infiltration | a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection) |
infiltrator | an intruder (as troops) with hostile intent |
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