pénétrer — meaning in English

English meaning

• penetrate verb To make a way into or through something; to pierce or pass into the interior of something.
• pervade verb To spread through every part of something, so that its presence is felt everywhere.

Senses

pénétrer is used for these senses in English:

• penetrate To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
• pervade (transitive) To be in every part of; to spread through; to permeate.
• see through (transitive, idiomatic) To not be deceived by something that is false or misleading; to understand the hidden truth about someone or something.

penetrate — full definition

1. verb To make a way into or through something; to pierce or pass into the interior of something.
2. verb To come to understand something fully despite difficulty; to see through to the truth of it.

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