infiltrate
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in·fil·trate
(ĭn-fĭl′trāt′, ĭn′fĭl-)v. in·fil·trat·ed, in·fil·trat·ing, in·fil·trates
v.tr.
1.
a. To pass (troops, for example) surreptitiously into enemy-held territory.
b. To penetrate with hostile intent: infiltrate enemy lines; terrorists that had infiltrated the country.
2. To enter or take up positions in gradually or surreptitiously, as for purposes of espionage or takeover: infiltrated key government agencies with spies.
3. To cause (a liquid, for example) to permeate a substance by passing through its interstices or pores.
4. To permeate (a porous substance) with a liquid or gas.
v.intr.
To gain entrance gradually or surreptitiously.
n.
One that infiltrates, especially an abnormal substance that accumulates gradually in cells or body tissues.
in·fil′tra·tive (-trə-tĭv) adj.
in·fil′tra·tor n.
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infiltrate
(ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪt)vb
1. (Chemistry) to undergo or cause to undergo the process in which a fluid passes into the pores or interstices of a solid; permeate
2. (Military) 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.
n
4. something that infiltrates
5. (Pathology) pathol any substance that passes into and accumulates within cells, tissues, or organs
6. (Pathology) pathol a local anaesthetic solution injected into the tissues to cause local anaesthesia
[C18: from in-2 + filtrate]
ˌinfilˈtration n
ˈinfilˌtrative adj
ˈinfilˌtrator n
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in•fil•trate
(ɪnˈfɪl treɪt, ˈɪn fɪlˌtreɪt)v. -trat•ed, -trat•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to filter into or through; permeate.
2. to cause to pass in by filtering.
3. to move into (an organization, etc.) surreptitiously and with hostile intent.
4. to pass a small number of (soldiers, spies, etc.) into a country or organization clandestinely and with hostile or subversive intent.
v.i. 5. to pass into or through a substance, place, etc., by or as if by filtering.
6. Pathol. to penetrate tissue spaces or cells.
n. 7. something that infiltrates.
8. Pathol. any substance penetrating tissues or cells and forming a morbid accumulation.
in`fil•tra′tion, n.
in′fil•tra`tive, adj.
in′fil•tra`tor, n.
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infiltrate
Past participle: infiltrated
Gerund: infiltrating
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| Verb | 1. | infiltrate - cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices |
| 2. | infiltrate - enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members; "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor" join, fall in, get together - become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man" | |
| 3. | infiltrate - pass into or through by filtering or permeating; "the substance infiltrated the material" | |
| 4. | infiltrate - pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" |
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infiltrate
verb penetrate, pervade, permeate, creep in, percolate, filter through to, make inroads into, sneak in to (informal), insinuate yourself, work or worm your way into Activists had infiltrated the student movement.
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infiltrate
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Translations
يَتَسَلَّليَنْدَس، يَتَسَلَّل إلى
proniknoutinfiltrovat
infiltrere
soluttaasoluttautuasuodattaa
beépül
koma sér fyrir íkomast óséîur, lauma sér
infiltruotisprasiskverbti
iefiltrēties
infiltrovať
girmeksızmak
infiltrate
[ˈɪnfɪltreɪt]A. VT [+ organization] → infiltrarse en, infiltrar
to infiltrate sb into sth → infiltrar a algn en algo
to infiltrate sb into sth → infiltrar a algn en algo
B. VI → infiltrarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
infiltrate
[ˈɪnfɪltreɪt] vt
[+ party, organization, gang] → infiltrer
[+ enemy line] → s'infiltrer dans
[+ troops] → faire s'infiltrer
vi → s'infiltrer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
infiltrate
vt
(troops) → infiltrieren; enemy lines → eindringen in (+acc); (Pol) organization → unterwandern; spies, informer → einschleusen
(liquid) → einsickern in (+acc), → durchsickern in (+acc), → durchdringen; to infiltrate a liquid into a substance → eine Flüssigkeit in eine Substanz einsickern or eindringen lassen
vi
(Mil) → eindringen (→ into in +acc); (spy, informer) → eindringen, sich einschleusen (→ into in +acc), → unterwandern (→ into +acc); (fig: ideas) → infiltrieren, eindringen (→ into in +acc)
(liquid) to infiltrate into a substance → in eine Substanz eindringen or einsickern; to infiltrate through something → durch etw durchsickern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
infiltrate
[ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪt]1. vt (troops) → far penetrare; (enemy line, political organization) → infiltrarsi in
2. vi to infiltrate (into) → infiltrarsi (in)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
infiltrate
(ˈinfiltreit) verb1. (of soldiers) to get through enemy lines a few at a time. to infiltrate (into) enemy territory.
2. (of a group of persons) to enter (an organization) gradually so as to be able to influence decisions etc.
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in·fil·trate
v. infiltrar, penetrar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
infiltrate
vt, vi infiltrar(se)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.