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interpenetrate
[ in-ter-pen-i-treyt ]
verb (used with object)
interpenetrate
/ ˌɪntəˈpɛnɪˌtreɪt /
verb
- to penetrate (something) thoroughly; pervade
- to penetrate each other or one another mutually
Derived Forms
- ˌinterˈpenetrable, adjective
- ˌinterˈpenetrant, adjective
- ˌinterˌpeneˈtration, noun
- ˌinterˈpenetratively, adverb
- ˌinterˈpenetrative, adjective
Other Words From
- in·ter·pen·e·tra·ble [in-ter-, pen, -i-tr, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- inter·pene·trant adjective
- inter·pene·tration noun
- inter·pene·trative adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of interpenetrate1
Example Sentences
As the past and the present interpenetrate in Clark’s performance, you may feel, as I did, the themes of “Kimberly Akimbo” recombining to achieve an even sharper focus.
Negative space and positive materiality interpenetrate in an extraordinary formal condensation of Cubist technique.
The possibility that all things known and unknown are interpenetrated.
Crazing patterns in polymers form in a direction perpendicular to the applied stress, and consist of interpenetrating, micrometre-scale voids bridged by highly oriented polymer microfibrils.
The substantial reconstruction that is needed to convert single networks into interpenetrating ones requires a large energy barrier to be overcome.
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