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interpenetrate

[ in-ter-pen-i-treyt ]

verb (used with object)

, in·ter·pen·e·trat·ed, in·ter·pen·e·trat·ing.
  1. to penetrate thoroughly; permeate.
  2. to penetrate with (something else) mutually or reciprocally.


verb (used without object)

, in·ter·pen·e·trat·ed, in·ter·pen·e·trat·ing.
  1. to penetrate between things or parts.
  2. to penetrate each other.

interpenetrate

/ ˌɪntəˈpɛnɪˌtreɪt /

verb

  1. to penetrate (something) thoroughly; pervade
  2. to penetrate each other or one another mutually
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌinterˈpenetrable, adjective
  • ˌinterˈpenetrant, adjective
  • ˌinterˌpeneˈtration, noun
  • ˌinterˈpenetratively, adverb
  • ˌinterˈpenetrative, adjective
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Other Words From

  • in·ter·pen·e·tra·ble [in-ter-, pen, -i-tr, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
  • inter·pene·trant adjective
  • inter·pene·tration noun
  • inter·pene·trative adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of interpenetrate1

First recorded in 1800–10; inter- + penetrate
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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.

From Nature

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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