Infiltrate

['ɪnfɪltreɪt] or [ɪn'fɪltret]

Definition

(verb.) pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict.

(verb.) pass into or through by filtering or permeating; 'the substance infiltrated the material'.

(verb.) cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices.

(verb.) enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members; 'The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor'.

Typed by Josephine--From WordNet

Definition

(v. i.) To enter by penetrating the pores or interstices of a substance; to filter into or through something.

(v. t.) To penetrate gradually; -- sometimes used reflexively.

Editor: Wallace

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. i. Soak (into a porous substance), be absorbed, pass by filtration.

Edited by Ervin

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Instil, inoculate, permeate, saturate, soak

ANT:Strain, draw_off, defiltrate

Typist: Owen

Definition

v.t. to enter a substance by filtration or through its pores.—v.t. Infil′ter to filter or sift in.—n. Infiltrā′tion the process of infiltrating or the substance infiltrated.

Typed by Duane