Interpenetrate

//ɪntɚˈpɛnətɹeɪt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To penetrate mutually or reciprocally.
  2. 2
    penetrate mutually or be interlocked wordnet
  3. 3
    To permeate or pervade.

    "It interpenetrates my granite mass, / Through tangled roots and trodden clay doth pass, / Into the utmost leaves and delicatest flowers; [...]"

  4. 4
    spread or diffuse through wordnet

Synonyms

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chargediffuseget throughgo throughimbueimpregnate

Example

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"It interpenetrates my granite mass, / Through tangled roots and trodden clay doth pass, / Into the utmost leaves and delicatest flowers; [...]"

Etymology

From inter- + penetrate.

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