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Uncommonpenetrate
The correct spelling is penetrate.
How to pronounce penetrate
/ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪt/
verbIPA: /ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪt/
Say it like: Pen-etr-ate
The correct spelling is penetrate. To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce. For example: "Light penetrates darkness."
Usage Examples
“Light penetrates darkness.”
“I could not penetrate Burke's opaque rhetoric.”
“to penetrate one's heart with pity”
Definition
verb
- 1.To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
- 2.To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand.
- 3.To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to move deeply.
- 4.To infiltrate an enemy to gather intelligence.
- 5.To insert the penis into an opening, such as a vagina or anus.
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