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infiltrating
(encz) | infiltrating, |
Infiltrating
(gcide) | Infiltrate \In*fil"trate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Infiltrated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Infiltrating.] [Pref. in- + filtrate: cf. F,
s'infiltrer. Cf. Infilter.]
1. To enter by penetrating the pores or interstices of a
substance; to filter into or through something.
[1913 Webster]
The water infiltrates through the porous rock.
--Addison.
[1913 Webster]
2. To enter secretly (into an organization, territory, etc.)
for hostile purposes, such as spying or sabotage; as, the
FBI infiltrated into the U. S. communist party's upper
echelons; also used transitively; as, to infiltrate the
opponent's organization; to infiltrate one's agents into a
hostile country.
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Infiltrating
(gcide) | Infiltrate \In*fil"trate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Infiltrated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Infiltrating.] [Pref. in- + filtrate: cf. F,
s'infiltrer. Cf. Infilter.]
1. To enter by penetrating the pores or interstices of a
substance; to filter into or through something.
[1913 Webster]
The water infiltrates through the porous rock.
--Addison.
[1913 Webster]
2. To enter secretly (into an organization, territory, etc.)
for hostile purposes, such as spying or sabotage; as, the
FBI infiltrated into the U. S. communist party's upper
echelons; also used transitively; as, to infiltrate the
opponent's organization; to infiltrate one's agents into a
hostile country.
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