проника́ть — meaning in English
pronikat
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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.
- perforate verb IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈpɜː.fə.ɹeɪt/
- permeate verb To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture
Senses
проника́ть 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.
- perforate (transitive) To pierce; to penetrate.
- permeate (transitive) To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture
- permeate (transitive) To enter and spread through; to pervade.
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.