PENETRATE

verb (-trated; -trating) Etymology: Latin penetratus, past participle of penetrare, from penitus deep within, far; akin to Latin penus provisions Date: circa 1530 transitive verb 1. to pass into or through, to enter by overcoming resistance ; pierce , to gain entrance to, 2. to see into or through, to discover the inner contents or meaning of, to affect profoundly with feeling, to diffuse through or into, intransitive verb 1. to pass, extend, pierce, or diffuse into or through something, to pierce something with the eye or mind, to affect deeply the senses or feelings, see: enter