PENETRATE


Meaning of PENETRATE in English

(~s, penetrating, ~d)

1.

If something or someone ~s a physical object or an area, they succeed in getting into it or passing through it.

X-rays can ~ many objects...

VERB: V n

penetration (penetrations)

The exterior walls are three to three and a half feet thick to prevent penetration by bombs.

N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl

2.

If someone ~s an organization, a group, or a profession, they succeed in entering it although it is difficult to do so.

...the continuing failure of women to ~ the higher levels of engineering...

VERB: V n

3.

If someone ~s an enemy group or a rival organization, they succeed in joining it in order to get information or cause trouble.

The CIA had requested our help to ~ a drugs ring operating out of Munich...

= infiltrate

VERB: V n

penetration

...the successful penetration by the KGB of the French intelligence service.

= infiltration

N-UNCOUNT: with supp

4.

If a company or country ~s a market or area, they succeed in selling their products there. (BUSINESS)

There have been around 15 attempts from outside France to ~ the market.

VERB: V n

penetration

...import penetration across a broad range of heavy industries.

N-UNCOUNT: with supp

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