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Infiltrate vs Irrupt - What's the difference?

infiltrate | irrupt |

As verbs the difference between infiltrate and irrupt

is that infiltrate is to surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access while irrupt is to break into.

infiltrate

English

Verb

(infiltrat)
  • To surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access.
  • * Addison
  • The water infiltrates through the porous rock.
  • To cause a fluid to pass through a substance by filtration.
  • To send soldiers through gaps in the enemy line.
  • (of an intravenous needle) To move from a vein, remaining in the body.
  • Derived terms

    * infiltration * infiltrative * infiltrator ----

    irrupt

    English

    Verb

  • To break into.
  • To enter forcibly or uninvited.
  • To rapidly increase or intensify.
  • Derived terms

    * irruptive