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to infiltrate
01
to secretly enter an organization or group with the aim of spying on its members or gathering information
Transitive: to infiltrate an organization or group
Examples
During the Cold War, intelligence agencies attempted to infiltrate enemy organizations for espionage.
02
to make a liquid pass through or permeate a substance by using filtration
Transitive: to infiltrate a liquid through solid material | to infiltrate a liquid into solid material
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
infiltrate
3rd person singular
infiltrates
Present participle
infiltrating
Past simple
infiltrated
Past participle
infiltrated
Examples
The technician used a filter to infiltrate the water through the sand and into the reservoir.
03
to secretly move troops or personnel through gaps or weaknesses in an enemy's defense
Transitive: to infiltrate an enemy's defenses
Examples
The scout managed to infiltrate the enemy's perimeter without being detected.
04
(of a liquid) to pass through a substance or material by filtering
Transitive: to infiltrate solid material
Examples
The water began to infiltrate the soil after the heavy rainfall.
Lexical Tree
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