διεισδύω — meaning in English
dieisdyo
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English meaning
- infiltrate verb To secretly gain entry into an organization or place, often to spy or cause harm.
- penetrate verb To make a way into or through something; to pierce or pass into the interior of something.
- percolate verb To let a liquid slowly pass through something full of tiny holes, so as to filter it.
- pierce verb To make a hole through something, usually with something sharp.
Senses
διεισδύω is used for these senses in English:
- infiltrate (ambitransitive) To surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access to.
- penetrate To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
- percolate (intransitive, figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
- pierce (transitive) To puncture; to break through.
infiltrate — full definition
- verb To secretly gain entry into an organization or place, often to spy or cause harm.
- verb To pass gradually into something, as a liquid seeping through a material.
penetrate — full definition
- verb To make a way into or through something; to pierce or pass into the interior of something.
- verb To come to understand something fully despite difficulty; to see through to the truth of it.
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