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Infiltrated vs Infiltrate - What's the difference?

infiltrated | infiltrate |

As verbs the difference between infiltrated and infiltrate

is that infiltrated is (infiltrate) while infiltrate is to surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access.

infiltrated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (infiltrate)

  • 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 ----

    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 ----