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1 penetrate someone's disguise
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2 penetrate
v. doordringen, binnendringen; begrijpen, door hebben[ pennitreet]1 doordringen ⇒ penetreren; begrepen/gesnapt worden♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 doordringen ⇒ (door)dringen (tot) in, dringen door; (ver)vullen2 doorgronden ⇒ door/uitvorsen, vatten, penetreren♦voorbeelden: -
3 our eyes couldn't penetrate the darkness
English-Dutch dictionary > our eyes couldn't penetrate the darkness
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4 the hint didn't penetrate
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5 to penetrate
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Penetrate — Pen e*trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Penetrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Penetrating}.] [L. penetratus, p. p. of penetrare to penetrate; akin to penitus inward, inwardly, and perh. to pens with, in the power of, penus store of food, innermost part of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
penetrate — pen‧e‧trate [ˈpentreɪt] verb [transitive] MARKETING if a company penetrates a new market or area, it starts selling goods or services in that market or area: • The company has been struggling to penetrate the US market. * * * penetrate UK US… … Financial and business terms
Penetrate — Pen e*trate, v. i. To pass; to make way; to pierce. Also used figuratively. [1913 Webster] Preparing to penetrate to the north and west. J. R. Green. [1913 Webster] Born where Heaven s influence scarce can penetrate. Pope. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
penetrate — [pen′i trāt΄] vt. penetrated, penetrating [< L penetratus, pp. of penetrare, to pierce into, penetrate < base of penitus, inward, far within (< penus, store of food, storeroom, sanctuary of temple of Vesta < IE base * pen , to feed,… … English World dictionary
penetrate — [v1] pierce; get through physically access, barge in, bayonet, blow in, bore, break in, breeze in, bust in, charge, come, crack, diffuse, drill, drive, eat through, encroach, enter, filter in, force, get in, gore, go through, impale, infiltrate,… … New thesaurus
penetrate a market — phrase to succeed in selling products in a market Honda’s success in penetrating Western motorcycle markets Thesaurus: to sell somethingsynonym Main entry: penetrate … Useful english dictionary
penetrate someone's disguise — penetrate someone’s disguise phrase to see who someone really is, although they are dressed or behaving in a way meant to trick you Thesaurus: to understand someone s character or thinkingsynonym Main entry: penetrate … Useful english dictionary
penetrate the mysteries of something — often humorous phrase to understand the truth about something complicated or mysterious I’ve never penetrated the mysteries of cricket. Thesaurus: to understand somethingsynonym Main entry: penetrate … Useful english dictionary
penetrate — I verb absorb, bore, break into, burst in upon, cut through, empierce, enter, erupt, fill, filter in, flow in, force a passage, give entrance to, go through, gore, imbrue, impale, impregnate, infiltrate, inflow, inject, insert, interfuse, lance,… … Law dictionary
penetrate — early 15c. (implied in penetrable), from L. penetratus, pp. of penetrare to put or get into, enter into, related to penitus within, inmost, penus innermost part of a temple, store of food, penates household gods. Related: Penetrated; penetrating … Etymology dictionary
penetrate — 1 *enter, pierce, probe Analogous words: invade, entrench, encroach, *trespass: *perforate, puncture, bore, prick 2 pervade, impenetrate, interpenetrate, *permeate, impregnate, saturate Analogous words: insert, insinuate, interpolate, introduce:… … New Dictionary of Synonyms