interpenetrate

C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /ˌɪntərˈpɛnɪˌtreɪt/ UK /ˌɪntəˈpɛnɪˌtreɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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verb
to penetrate one another thoroughly; to pervade mutually

In the novel, dream and reality interpenetrate seamlessly.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to penetrate one another... pervade permeate suffuseinterfuseinterpierce

Word family

Derived forms interpenetration

Related forms penetrate penetration

Etymology

From inter- ('mutually, between') + penetrate, the latter from Latin penetratus, past participle of penetrare ('to put or get into, pierce'), from penitus ('within').

inter- Latin penetrare Latin

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Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives

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# interpenetrate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪntərˈpɛnɪˌtreɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪntəˈpɛnɪˌtreɪt/

## Meanings
1. to penetrate one another thoroughly; to pervade mutually

## Examples
- In the novel, dream and reality interpenetrate seamlessly.

## Synonyms
- pervade
- permeate
- suffuse
- interfuse
- interpierce

## Derived Forms
- interpenetration

## Related Forms
- penetrate
- penetration

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: inter-
- Root: penetrare

## Etymology
From inter- ('mutually, between') + penetrate, the latter from Latin penetratus, past participle of penetrare ('to put or get into, pierce'), from penitus ('within').

## AI Etymology
Interpenetrate comes from inter- ('mutually, between') + penetrate, the latter from Latin penetratus, past participle of penetrare ('to put or get into, pierce'), from penitus ('within'). The etymological trail includes Latin inter- and Latin penetrare. As a verb, interpenetrate means to penetrate one another thoroughly; to pervade mutually. The same family is visible in derived forms such as interpenetration and related forms such as penetrate and penetration. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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