penetrate
Definition
- v. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
- v. come to understand
- v. make one's way deeper into or through
- v. insert the penis into the vagina or anus of
Word forms
- Past participle
- penetrated
- Past tense
- penetrated
- Third person singular
- penetrates
- Present participle
- penetrating
Example sentences
vt.
The sunlight can penetrate through the thin curtains in the morning.
vi.
The needle easily penetrated the fabric.