Microwaves penetrate the food in the oven.
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Penetrate
/ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪt/
Synonyms for "penetrate" (274 found)
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Closest matches (55)
Verb(12 words)
affectapprehendaugerbe glimpsedbe hep tobe on tobe realizedbe rememberedbe wise tobenumbbespreadbesprinklebiteborebreachbreakbreathebrewbroachcatch on
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catch on tochargechillcolorcomecome acrosscome alivecome home tocome income throughcomprehendcountersinkcrawl withcreep withcutdawn ondecoctdescrydiffuse
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (82)
Verb(12 words)
diffuseenterenteredfall into placegain access toget acrossget throughgraspimbueinfiltrateinfiltratedinterpenetrate
digdiscerndiscoverdissectdredgedrilldrivedyeease inempierceencroachenterentinctureextend throughoutfathomferret outfigure outfillfind outfix
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flavorfreezefrostfrostbitegain entreegetget acrossget atget intoget overget throughget togo deepgo ingo intogo throughgo through onegoregougegouge outgrasphitholehoneycombimbrueimbueimpaleimplantimpregnateinfestinfiltrateinfuseingressinjectinoculateinsertinsinuateinstillinterfuseinterjectinterpenetrateinterpolateintroduce
Related words (137)
intromitinvadejabknifelanceleave no voidleavenmake an entrancemake an impressionmake outmake way intomeltmelt the heartmoveneedlenever be forgottennipnumbobsessoccupy
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overrunoverspreadoverswarmpass throughperceivepercolateperforateperfusepermeatepervadepiercepinkplumbpop inprickprobepunchpunctureput inranklereachreamream outrefrigerateregisterriddlerun throughsaturatescreechscrupulousseasonseesee daylightsee intosee the lightsee throughseep insenseset insinksink inskewerslip insmartsoaksoak insoftenspearspikespitstabsteepstickstick instingstirstrikesuffuseswarm withtapteemteem withtemperthrow intincturetingetouchtouch a chordtransfixtransfusetranspiercetrepantrephinetrespasstuck intumble totunneluncoverunderstandunravelwhip inwise up towork out
Verb(19 words)
Noun(13 words)
Adjective(2 words)
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More general
25 entriesShowing 16 of 25 words.
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8 entriesbreak into retailcomprehend the conceptcut throughdiscern meaningdrill throughgain footholdgrasp the ideareach new customers
Collocations
5 entriespenetrate the barrierpenetrate the marketpenetrate the skinpenetrate the surfacepenetrate walls
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriesSample sentences
24 total sentences available.
It took a long time for Japanese imports to penetrate the American consumer markets.
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She let me penetrate her.
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Some years ago, large ships were sent towards the North Pole, to explore the distant coasts, and to try how far men could penetrate into those unknown regions.
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Showing 4 of 24 available sentences.