infiltrate
pronunciation
How to pronounce infiltrate in British English:
UK [ˈɪnfɪltreɪt]
How to pronounce infiltrate in American English:
US [ɪnˈfɪlˌtret]
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- Verb:
- cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
- enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
- pass into or through by filtering or permeating
- pass through an enemy-line; in a military conflict
Word Origin
- infiltrate (v.)
- 1758, of fluids, from in- (2) "in" + filtrate. Related: Infiltrated; infiltrating. Military sense of "penetrate enemy lines" attested from 1934.
Example
- 1. It has many " holes " that allow spyware to infiltrate your system .
- 2. Fundamentalists such as mr buffett can sometimes infiltrate the society of fellow travellers .
- 3. According to the human-rights body , security agents infiltrate opposition groups to take control of them , stifling open politics .
- 4. By sheer force of personality he managed to infiltrate literary society and had various bits and pieces published .
- 5. Still poachers continued to infiltrate the park and to the owenses they seemed more dangerous than ever .