| VERB | contact | interpenetrate, permeate | penetrate mutually or be interlocked |
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| contact | interpenetrate, permeate, pervade, penetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle | spread or diffuse through |
| Meaning | penetrate mutually or be interlocked. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot" | |
| Synonym | permeate | |
| Narrower | invade | penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way |
| Broader | penetrate, perforate | Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
| Spanish | interpenetrarse | |
| Nouns | interpenetration | the action of penetrating between or among |
| Meaning | Spread or diffuse through. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | permeate, pervade, penetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle | |
| Narrower | spiritize, spiritise | imbue with a spirit / spirit / spirit / spirit |
| Broader | penetrate, perforate | Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
| Spanish | difundirse, extenderse, permear | |
| Nouns | interpenetration | mutual penetration |
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