intransitive. To go (physically). Of inanimate things, esp. of a weapon: To go through, to penetrate into something. Obsolete.

intransitive. With in, into, or through. Of a person: to use a weapon or other sharp instrument to cut into or through something with a heavy or…

intransitive. To go or proceed on (to) or to, to run into (a person, point, or place); to penetrate to. Obsolete.

intransitive. To penetrate; to pass or break through or into something, esp. as or in the manner of a sharp-pointed object; (also occasionally) to…

intransitive. Of a sharp weapon or object: to force a way into or through something, to penetrate. With into, through, or adverb complement.

intransitive. To pass or break through into the substance of something; to penetrate or permeate into something; to plunge. Often with into…

intransitive. To sink in, penetrate, pierce. Obsolete.

intransitive. To pass through or penetrate (into or to a place or thing). Obsolete.

intransitive. To cut a way, to dig; to pierce, penetrate. Obsolete.

intransitive. Chiefly of a hook, tooth, or similar component: to engage with or fit into a corresponding part; to catch, snag. Also: to pierce…

intransitive. Usually with into, through, to.

transitive. To penetrate.

transitive. figurative. Of a thing: to penetrate, search, explore; to permeate. Also intransitive. Obsolete.

intransitive. Of cold: To go through, penetrate to. literal and figurative. Also of the wind, something damp or cold, to strike chill, damp, etc…

figurative. To pass through, make a hole through, penetrate, pierce.

intransitive. To cut a path, to pierce through. Cf. race, v.2 1. Obsolete.

Now chiefly Medicine. intransitive. To penetrate, esp. into or through something; to make a perforation.

To penetrate as if sent by spitting.

intransitive. To penetrate. Also figurative. Obsolete. rare.