Penetrate

English Meaning

To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness.

1. To enter or force a way into; pierce.
2. To enter into and permeate: The insistent rhythm of piano practice penetrated each room of the house.
3. To cause to be permeated or diffused; steep.
4. To insert the penis into the vagina or anus of.
5. To enter (an organization, for example), usually surreptitiously, so as to gain influence or information; infiltrate.
6. To enter and gain a share of (a market): penetrated the home-computer market with an affordable new model.
7. To grasp the inner significance of; understand.
8. To see through: keen eyes that penetrate the darkness.
9. To affect deeply, as by piercing the consciousness or emotions.
10. To pierce or enter into something; make a way in or through something.
11. To gain admittance or access.
12. To gain insight.