Infiltrate

Quick meaning: Infiltrate is a verb meaning (ambitransitive) To surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access to.

Meaning

(ambitransitive) To surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access to.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To cause to penetrate in this way.
2. (ambitransitive, of a liquid) To pass through something by filtration.
3. (transitive) To cause (a liquid) to pass through something by filtration.
4. (ambitransitive, medicine) To invade or penetrate a tissue or organ.
5. (transitive, military) To send (soldiers, spies, etc.) through gaps in the enemy line.
6. (intransitive, of an intravenous needle) To move from a vein, remaining in the body.
7. (pathology) Any undesirable substance or group of cells that has made its way into part of the body.

Example Sentences

The agency infiltrated several spies into the company.

High-grade tumors often infiltrate surrounding structures.

The spy infiltrated the high-tech company and stole many secrets.

Caithness was infiltrated with a palpable sense of being underimagined.

Word Forms

• infiltrates
• infiltrating
• infiltrated

Synonyms for infiltrate

Depending on context, synonyms include pass through.

Antonyms for infiltrate

Common opposites include exfiltrate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pass through, sneak, pass, get, enter, crash.

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