(UNDERSTAND) [verb] - to study or investigate (something) in order to understand, or to be understoodIt's hard to penetrate her mind. [T]He penetrates deeper into the artist's life in the second volume of his autobiography. [I](informal) I'm sure she told me the details but they didn't penetrate (= I did not remember/understand). [I]
PENETRATE
Meaning of PENETRATE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012