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Definitions for Infiltrate
[1] to filter into or through; permeate.
[2] to cause to pass in by filtering.
[3] to move into (an organization, country, territory, or the like) surreptitiously and gradually, especially with hostile intent: The troops infiltrated the enemy lines.
[4] to pass a small number of (soldiers, spies, or the like) into a territory or organization clandestinely and with hostile or subversive intent: The intelligence agency infiltrated three spies into the neighboring country.
[5] to pass into or through a substance, place, etc., by or as by filtering.
[6] Pathology . to penetrate tissue spaces or cells.
[7] something that infiltrates.
[8] Pathology . any substance penetrating tissues or cells and forming a morbid accumulation.
[9] to undergo or cause to undergo the process in which a fluid passes into the pores or interstices of a solid; permeate
[10] military to pass undetected through (an enemy-held line or position)
[11] to gain or cause to gain entrance or access surreptitiously they infiltrated the party structure
[12] something that infiltrates
[13] pathol any substance that passes into and accumulates within cells, tissues, or organs
[14] pathol a local anaesthetic solution injected into the tissues to cause local anaesthesia
Words related to Infiltrate
penetrate, pervade, permeate, impregnate, foist, saturate, access, insinuate, percolate, crack, tinge
Words nearby Infiltrate
infield hit, infield out, infielder, infighting, infill, infiltrate, infiltration, infiltration anesthesia, infiltration capacity, infiltration gallery, infiltrometer
Origin of Infiltrate
First recorded in 1750–60; in-2 + filtrate
Other words from Infiltrate
in·fil·tra·tive [in -fil-trey-tiv, in-fil -truh -] /ˈɪn fɪlˌtreɪ tɪv, ɪnˈfɪl trə-/ , adjective
in·fil·tra·tor [in -fil-trey-ter, in-fil -trey-] /ˈɪn fɪlˌtreɪ tər, ɪnˈfɪl treɪ-/ , noun
re·in·fil·trate , verb, re·in·fil·trat·ed, re·in·fil·trat·ing.
un·in·fil·trat·ed , adjective
Word origin for Infiltrate
C18: from in- ² + filtrate
Synonyms for Infiltrate
penetrate, permeate, pervade, access, crack, foist, impregnate, insinuate, percolate, saturate, tinge, edge in, filter through, sneak in, work into, worm into