Infiltrate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices

enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪnfɪltɹˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪnfɪltɹˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪnfɪltɹˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪnfɪltɹˌeɪt/.

Examples

The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor
the substance infiltrated the material

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

penetrate pass through

Parts of Speech

verb	cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
verb	enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members “The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor”
verb	pass into or through by filtering or permeating “the substance infiltrated the material”
verb	pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict

Word Forms

infiltration	noun	the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium
infiltrator	noun	someone who takes up a position surreptitiously for the purpose of espionage

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

infiltrieren

das Eindringen (einer Flüssigkeit) durch Eindringen in die Zwischenräume bewirken

🇫🇷French

infiltrer

faire entrer (un liquide) en pénétrant dans les interstices

🇪🇸Spanish

infiltrado

hacer que (un líquido) entre al penetrar los intersticios

🇮🇹Italian

infiltrarsi

far entrare (un liquido) penetrando negli interstizi

🇳🇱Dutch

infiltreren

ervoor zorgen dat (een vloeistof) binnendringt door de tussenruimten binnen te dringen

🇵🇹Portuguese

infiltrar

fazer com que (um líquido) entre penetrando nos interstícios

🇷🇺Russian

проникнуть

вызвать проникновение (жидкости) через промежутки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घुसपैठ

अन्तरालों को भेदकर (एक तरल) प्रवेश कराता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুপ্রবেশ

কারণ (একটি তরল) অন্তঃস্থল ভেদ করে প্রবেশ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊடுருவி

இடைவெளிகளை ஊடுருவி (ஒரு திரவம்) நுழைய காரணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

చొరబడును

అంతరాలలోకి చొచ్చుకుపోవడం ద్వారా (ద్రవ) ప్రవేశించడానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

घुसखोरी

इंटरस्टिसमध्ये प्रवेश करून (द्रव) प्रवेश करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘૂસણખોરી

આંતરડામાં પ્રવેશ કરીને (એક પ્રવાહી) દાખલ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನುಸುಳುತ್ತವೆ

ಅಂತರವನ್ನು ಭೇದಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ (ದ್ರವ) ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നുഴഞ്ഞുകയറുക

ഇൻ്റർസ്റ്റിസുകളിലേക്ക് തുളച്ചുകയറുന്നതിലൂടെ (ഒരു ദ്രാവകം) പ്രവേശിക്കാൻ കാരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੁਸਪੈਠ

ਅੰਤਰਾਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਕਰਕੇ (ਇੱਕ ਤਰਲ) ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

دراندازی

انٹرسٹیسز میں گھس کر (ایک مائع) داخل ہونے کا سبب بنیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

浸润

使（液体）渗透到空隙中

🇯🇵Japanese

浸透する

隙間に侵入して（液体が）侵入する原因となる

🇰🇷Korean

침투하다

간극을 관통하여 (액체가) 들어가게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thâm nhập vào

làm cho (một chất lỏng) đi vào bằng cách xuyên qua các kẽ hở

🇹🇭Thai

แทรกซึม

ทำให้เกิด (ของเหลว) เข้าไปโดยทะลุผ่านช่องว่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyusup

menyebabkan (cairan) masuk dengan menembus celah

🇵🇭Filipino

makalusot

sanhi (isang likido) na pumasok sa pamamagitan ng pagtagos sa mga interstice

🇲🇾Malay

menyusup

menyebabkan (cecair) masuk dengan menembusi celahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تسلل

التسبب في دخول (السائل) عن طريق اختراق الفجوات

🇮🇷Persian

نفوذ کند

با نفوذ به بینابینی باعث ورود (مایع) شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sızmak

aralıklardan geçerek (bir sıvının) içeri girmesine neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִסְתַנֵן

לגרום (נוזל) להיכנס על ידי חדירת המעיים

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The primary meaning of 'infiltrate' is 'cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices'.

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Using 'infiltrate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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