English Explanatory Dictionary

infiltrate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access to.
To cause to penetrate in this way.
To pass through something by filtration.
To cause (a liquid) to pass through something by filtration.
To invade or penetrate a tissue or organ.
To send (soldiers, spies, etc.) through gaps in the enemy line.
To move from a vein, remaining in the body.

noun

Any undesirable substance or group of cells that has made its way into part of the body.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪnfɪltɹeɪt/ /ˈɪnfəltɹeɪt/ /ɪnˈfɪltɹeɪt/ en-us-infiltrate.ogg

Word forms

infiltrate infiltrates infiltrating infiltrated

Etymology

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

Antonyms

exfiltrate

Derived words

agroinfiltrate agroinfiltrated coinfiltrate infiltratable infiltration infiltrative infiltrator infiltratrix noninfiltrated noninfiltrating reinfiltrate uninfiltrated

Translations

Bulgarian: процеждам Bulgarian: просмуквам се Catalan: infiltrar Finnish: suodattaa Irish: insíothlaigh Irish: síothlaigh isteach Italian: filtrare Japanese: 浸透させる Manx: yn-heel Sicilian: firtrari Spanish: infiltrar Turkish: süzmek

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