infiltrate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɪnfɪltreɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɪnfəltreɪt/ or /ɪnˈfɪltreɪt/

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Verb

Plain form infiltrate

Third-person singular infiltrates

Past tense infiltrated

Past participle infiltrated

Present participle infiltrating

1. (transitive) If you infiltrate a place, you secretly enter the place to get something.
2. (transitive) If a liquid infiltrates, it passes through something by filtration.

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Related words

• infiltration