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infiltrate

in·filt·rate

UK/ˈɪnfɪltɹeɪt/ US/ˈɪnfəltɹeɪt/ fairly common

verb

1.

cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices

2.

enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members

  • “The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor”
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3.

pass into or through by filtering or permeating

  • “the substance infiltrated the material”
4.

pass through an enemy-line; in a military conflict

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Origin

From Middle English infiltrate (adjective), from Medieval Latin infiltrātus, from infiltrō.

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