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penetrate

Divide penetrate into syllables:

pen · e · trate

How to pronounce penetrate:

Definition of penetrate:

penetrate:
The past tense of Penetrate is penetrated.

Synonyms for penetrate:

break
come in
creep in
cut
diffuse
dig into
enter
filter
foray
force
get in
get into
go in
go into
grain
honeycomb
imbue
immerse
ingrain
interpenetrate
move into
ooze through
percolate
perforate
permeate
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Antonyms for penetrate:

depart
draw out
evacuate
exit
exit from
extract
leave
lose
misconstrue
misinterpret
misunderstand
pull
retract from
retreat
surrender
take out
withdraw
yield

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