verb
ADVERB
▪ deep , deeply , far
▪
caves penetrating deep into the hills
▪ completely , fully
▪ barely
▪
The sunlight barely ~d the inner room.
▪ quickly
▪ slowly
▪
The news slowly ~d his consciousness.
▪ easily , readily
▪
These so-called secret societies were easily ~d by intelligence agents.
▪ successfully
VERB + PENETRATE
▪ be able to , can
▪ be difficult to
▪ seem to
▪
The cold seemed to ~ his bones.
▪ fail to
▪ allow sth to
▪
Cut two slashes on each side of the fish to allow heat to ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ into
▪
It is not yet known how deeply the radiation has ~d into the soil.
▪ through
▪
The light could not ~ through the thick curtains.
▪ to
▪
The dust had ~d to all corners of the room.
Penetrate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ bullet , ↑ daylight , ↑ moisture , ↑ ray , ↑ sunlight
Penetrate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ airspace , ↑ armour , ↑ darkness , ↑ defence , ↑ gloom , ↑ lung , ↑ market , ↑ mystery , ↑ shield , ↑ silence , ↑ skin , ↑ surface , ↑ vagina , ↑ veil