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INTERPENETRATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Penetrate mutually or be interlocked

Example:

The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot

Synonyms:

interpenetrate; permeate

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "interpenetrate" is one way to...):

penetrate; perforate (pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "interpenetrate"):

invade (penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

interpenetration (the action of penetrating between or among)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Spread or diffuse through

Example:

His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks

Synonyms:

diffuse; imbue; interpenetrate; penetrate; permeate; pervade; riddle

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "interpenetrate" is one way to...):

penetrate; perforate (pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "interpenetrate"):

spiritise; spiritize (imbue with a spirit)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

interpenetration (mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other)

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