🗡️penetrate

verb
/ˈpɛnɪtreɪt/

Meaning

To pass into or through; to enter or pierce.
to go into or through something; to understand something deeply

Example Sentences

The bullet could not penetrate the armor.

The bullet penetrated the wall.

Example Expressions

penetrate the market

Synonyms

pierce, pass through, infiltrate, enter, go through, permeate
Entry 1
pierce, pass through, infiltrate, enter, go through
Entry 2
pierce, enter, infiltrate, permeate

Antonyms

exit, withdraw, emerge, leave, surface
Entry 1
exit, withdraw, emerge
Entry 2
exit, leave, surface

Collocations

penetrate deeply, penetrate the market, penetrate defenses, penetrate the darkness, penetrate market, penetrate defense, penetrate surface, penetrate barriers
Entry 1
penetrate deeply, penetrate the market, penetrate defenses, penetrate the darkness
Entry 2
penetrate deeply, penetrate market, penetrate defense, penetrate surface, penetrate barriers

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