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Showing words for PENETRATE using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Penetrate

penetrate

8 Letter Words for Penetrate

enterate, patentee, patenter, pattener, peternet, repatent

7 Letter Words for Penetrate

ateeter, entreat, entrept, patener, patente, pattern, pearten, petrean, preteen, ratteen, renette, reptant, tarente, ternate, terpane, terpene, tetrane, treatee

6 Letter Words for Penetrate

arette, arpent, attern, enrapt, entera, entete, entrap, entree, entrep, eterne, natter, neater, nepeta, netter, panter, parent, parten, patent, pattee, patten, patter, pernea, perten, petate, petter, pretan, pterna, rateen, ratten, renate, rentee, repeat, repent, retape, retene, retent, tapete, tapnet, tarten, teener, teenet, teetan, teeter, tenter, terete, terpen, trepan

5 Letter Words for Penetrate

antre, apert, apter, arent, arete, arett, arnee, arpen, atren, atter, eaten, eater, eeten, enapt, enate, entea, enter, entre, entte, erept, etape, neper, neter, paren, parte, patee, paten, patte, peare, peart, peert, penta, perea, petar, peter, petre, prate, pratt, preen, prent, preta, ranee, reate, renet, rente, repen, retan, tapen, taper, tapet, tarte, tater, teart, teene, tenet, tepee, terap, terna, terne, tetra, trant, trape, trapt, treat, treen

4 Letter Words for Penetrate

anet, anre, ante, aper, aren, aret, arte, atte, attn, earn, entr, epee, erat, erne, etat, eten, etna, nape, nare, natr, neap, near, neat, neep, neer, neet, nepa, nete, pane, pant, pare, part, pate, patt, pean, pear, peat, peen, peer, pene, pent, pere, pern, pert, peta, pete, prat, pree, pret, rane, rant, rape, rapt, rate, rean, reap, reen, reet, rent, rept, rete, taen, tane, tape, tare, tarn, tarp, tart, tate, tean, teap, tear, teat, teen, teer, teet, tene, tent, tepa, tepe, tera, tern, terp, tete, trap, trat, tree, tret, trna

3 Letter Words for Penetrate

aer, ane, ant, ape, apr, apt, are, arn, art, ate, atp, att, ean, ear, eat, een, eer, ene, epa, era, ere, ern, ert, eta, nae, nap, nar, nat, nea, nee, nep, net, pan, par, pat, pea, pee, pen, per, pet, pre, prn, pta, pte, ptt, ran, rap, rat, rea, ree, rep, rna, rpt, rte, tan, tap, tar, tat, tea, tee, ten, ter, tet, tnt, tra, trp, trt

Definitions for Penetrate

[1] to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
[2] to enter the interior of: to penetrate a forest.
[3] to enter and diffuse itself through; permeate.
[4] to arrive at the truth or meaning of; understand; comprehend: to penetrate a mystery.
[5] to obtain a share of (a market): to penetrate the Canadian coffee market.
[6] to affect or impress (the mind or feelings) deeply.
[7] to extend influence, usually peacefully, into the affairs of (another country).
[8] to enter, reach, or pass through something, as by piercing: We penetrated to the interior of the Kasbah.
[9] to be diffused through something.
[10] to understand or read the meaning of something.
[11] to have a deep effect or impact on someone.
[12] to find or force a way into or through (something); pierce; enter
[13] to diffuse through (a substance); permeate
[14] (tr) to see through their eyes could not penetrate the fog
[15] (tr) (of a man) to insert the penis into the vagina of (a woman)
[16] (tr) to grasp the meaning of (a principle, etc)
[17] (intr) to be understood his face lit up as the new idea penetrated

Words related to Penetrate

permeate, drill, seep, crack, pervade, puncture, enter, invade, infiltrate, touch, affect, fathom, force, spear, probe, trespass, bore, suffuse, access, charge

Words nearby Penetrate

penetrable, penetralia, penetrance, penetrant, penetrant gene, penetrate, penetrating, penetrating wound, penetration, penetration aid, penetrative

Origin of Penetrate

1520–30; < Latin penetrātus (past participle of penetrāre ), equivalent to penet-, variant stem of penitus deep down + -r- (probably by analogy with intus inside: intrāre to enter) + -ātus + -ate1

Other words from Penetrate

pen·e·tra·tor , noun
pre·pen·e·trate , verb (used with object), pre·pen·e·trat·ed, pre·pen·e·trat·ing.
un·pen·e·trat·ed , adjective

Word origin for Penetrate

C16: from Latin penetrāre; related to penitus inner, and penus the interior of a house

Synonyms for Penetrate

crack, drill, enter, go through, infiltrate, invade, pass through, permeate, pervade, puncture, seep, access, bayonet, bore, charge, come, diffuse, drive, encroach, force, gore, impale, insert, insinuate, introduce, jab, knife, percolate, perforate, prick, probe, ream, saturate, spear, stab, suffuse, thrust, trespass, barge in, blow in, break in, breeze in, bust in, eat through, filter in, get in, ingress, make a hole, make an entrance, pop in, run into, sink into, stick into