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infiltrar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • infiltrate verb To secretly gain entry into an organization or place, often to spy or cause harm.
  • plant noun A living organism, typically rooted in soil, that makes its own food through photosynthesis — trees, flowers, grasses, and similar life forms.

Senses

infiltrar is used for these senses in English:

  • infiltrate (transitive) To cause (a liquid) to pass through something by filtration.
  • plant (transitive) To place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit.

infiltrate — full definition

  1. verb To secretly gain entry into an organization or place, often to spy or cause harm.
  2. verb To pass gradually into something, as a liquid seeping through a material.

plant — full definition

  1. noun A living organism, typically rooted in soil, that makes its own food through photosynthesis — trees, flowers, grasses, and similar life forms.
  2. noun A factory or other building where an industrial process is carried out.
  3. noun An object or person secretly placed somewhere to deceive people, gather information, or make someone look guilty.
  4. verb To put a seed, seedling, or crop into soil so that it will grow.
  5. verb To place something or someone secretly, especially to create a false impression or set someone up.

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