How to pronounce“penetrate”in English
IPA/ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪt/
Syllablespe·ne·trate
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Definitions of “penetrate”
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verb
To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
“Light penetrates darkness.”
Synonyms:ransack
verb
To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand.
“I could not penetrate Burke's opaque rhetoric.”
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