interpenetrate
pronunciation
How to pronounce interpenetrate in British English:
UK [ˌɪntəˈpenɪtreɪt]
How to pronounce interpenetrate in American English:
US [ˌɪntərˈpenɪtreɪt]
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- Verb:
- penetrate mutually or be interlocked
- spread or diffuse through
Word Origin
- interpenetrate (v.)
- 1809, from inter- + penetrate. Related: Interpenetrated; interpenetrating.
Example
- 1. Already the ideological spheres begin to touch , to interpenetrate , and the time may not be so far off when the question of mutual understanding in this field will become acute .