Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

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

Caithness was infiltrated with a palpable sense of being underimagined.

The agency infiltrated several spies into the company.

High-grade tumors often infiltrate surrounding structures.

In certain conditions, immune cells may infiltrate into the cerebrospinal fluid.

Plesner et al. reported the nonbeta islet endocrine cell remodeling in diabetic NOD mice: that study suggested that infiltrating immune cells may restrict alpha-cell expansion in NOD mouse islet in the diabetic state [ 36 ].

One critical distinction to make is whether a focal corneal infiltrate is infected with bacteria or is a sterile immunologic response.

Extensive lumpy infiltrates with a tendency to caseate and to form fistulas with purulent secretions appear, mainly in the anogenital region.

Word Forms

• infiltrates
• infiltrating
• infiltrated

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Use infiltrate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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