interpenetrate

C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity
US /ˌɪntərˈpɛnɪˌtreɪt/ UK /ˌɪntəˈpɛnɪˌtreɪt/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    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... pervadepermeatesuffuseinterfuseinterpierce
Word family
Derived forms interpenetration
Related forms penetratepenetration

Etymology

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

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