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View usage for: (ɪnfɪltreɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense infiltrates, present participle infiltrating, past tense, past participle infiltrated1. verbIf people infiltrate a place or organization, or infiltrate into it, they enter it secretly in order to spy on it or influence it. Activists had infiltrated the student movement. [VERB noun] The street protests had been infiltrated by people bent on violence. [VERB noun] A reporter tried to infiltrate into the prison. [VERB + into] Synonyms: penetrate, pervade, permeate, creep in More Synonyms of infiltrate infiltration (ɪnfɪltreɪʃən)Word forms: plural infiltrations variable noun ...an inquiry into alleged infiltration by the far left group. [+ by] The security zone was set up to prevent guerrilla infiltrations. 2. verbTo infiltrate people into a place or organization means to get them into it secretly in order to spy on it or influence it. Some countries have infiltrated their agents into the Republic. [VERB noun + into] infiltrate in British English (ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪt) verb1. to undergo or cause to undergo the process in which a fluid passes into the pores or interstices of a solid; permeate 2. military to pass undetected through (an enemy-held line or position) 3. to gain or cause to gain entrance or access surreptitiously they infiltrated the party structure noun4. something that infiltrates 5. pathology any substance that passes into and accumulates within cells, tissues, or organs 6. pathology a local anaesthetic solution injected into the tissues to cause local anaesthesia Derived forms infiltration (ˌinfilˈtration) noun infiltrative (ˈinfilˌtrative) adjective infiltrator (ˈinfilˌtrator) noun Word origin C18: from in-2 + filtrateinfiltrate in American English (ɪnˈfɪltreɪt; ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪt) verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: inˈfilˌtrated or inˈfilˌtrating1. to pass, or cause (a fluid, cell, etc.) to pass, through small gaps or openings; filter 2. to pass through, as in filtering 3. to pass, or cause (individual troops) to pass, through weak places in the enemy's lines in order to attack the enemy's flanks or rear 4. to penetrate, or cause to penetrate (a region or group) gradually or stealthily, so as to attackor to seize control from within noun5. something that infiltrates Derived forms infiltration (ˌinfilˈtration) noun infiltrative (ˈinfilˌtrative) adjective infiltrator (ˈinˈfilˌtrator) noun Word origin in- 1 + filtrate Examples of 'infiltrate' in a sentenceinfiltrate In other languagesinfiltrate British English: infiltrate VERB If people infiltrate a place or organization, or infiltrate into it, they enter it secretly in order to spy on it or influence it. Activists had infiltrated the student movement. - American English: infiltrate
- Brazilian Portuguese: infiltrar-se
- Chinese: 使…渗入
- European Spanish: infiltrarse en
- French: infiltrer
- German: infiltrieren
- Italian: infiltrare
- Japanese: 潜入させる/潜入する
- Korean: 잠입시키다
- European Portuguese: infiltrar-se
- Latin American Spanish: infiltrarse en
Definition to enter (an organization, area, etc.) gradually and in secret, so as to gain influence or control Activists had infiltrated the student movement. Synonyms creep in filter through to make inroads into sneak into (informal) insinuate yourself work or worm your way into Additional synonymsDefinition to spread gradually These truths begin to percolate through our minds. Synonyms penetrate, filter, seep, pervade, permeate, transfuse (literary) Definition to pass through or cause to pass through by osmosis or diffusion The water will eventually permeate through the surrounding concrete. Synonyms pervade, saturate, charge, fill, pass through, penetrate, infiltrate, imbue, filter through, spread through, impregnate, seep through, percolate, soak through, diffuse throughout Definition to spread through or throughout (something) the corruption that pervades every stratum of society Synonyms spread through, fill, affect, penetrate, infuse, permeate, imbue, suffuse, percolate, extend through, diffuse through, overspread |