Infiltrate vs Penetration - What's the difference?
infiltrate | penetration |
To surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access.
* Addison
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.
The act of penetrating something.
Specifically, the insertion of the penis (or similar object) during sexual intercourse.
The act of penetrating a given situation with the mind or faculties; perception, discernment.
* 1817 , (Walter Scott), Rob Roy , XVI:
A number or fraction that represents how many cards/decks will be dealt before shuffling, in contrast to the total number of cards/decks in play.
As a verb infiltrate
is to surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access.As a noun penetration is
the act of penetrating something.infiltrate
English
Verb
(infiltrat)- The water infiltrates through the porous rock.
Derived terms
* infiltration * infiltrative * infiltrator ----penetration
English
Noun
(en noun)- Any penetration , however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense.
- my observations of her looks and actions became acutely sharpened, and that to a degree which, notwithstanding my efforts to conceal it, could not escape her penetration .