Infiltrate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈɪnfɪltreɪt|  American pronunciation of the word infiltrate
Brit.  |ˈɪnfɪltreɪt|  British pronunciation of the word infiltrate

verb

- cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
- enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members (syn: penetrate)
The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor
- pass into or through by filtering or permeating
the substance infiltrated the material
- pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict (syn: pass through)

Extra examples

The gang was infiltrated by undercover agents.

Attempts to infiltrate undercover agents into the gang have failed.

Water can easily infiltrate the soil.

The soldiers infiltrated through the enemy defences.

Police attempts to infiltrate neo-Nazi groups were largely unsuccessful.

Rebel forces have been infiltrating into the country.

They repeatedly tried to infiltrate assassins into the palace.

Commercialism has been infiltrating universities for the past decade.

The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor

...his mission was to locate and infiltrate the terrorist cell that was believed to be hiding in the city...

...an undercover operation to infiltrate the terrorist organization...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: infiltrate
he/she/it: infiltrates
present participle: infiltrating
past tense: infiltrated
past participle: infiltrated
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