Understanding the meaning of infiltrate

infiltrate

/ɪn'fɪltreɪt/

verb
enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
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"The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor"

Similar:

penetrate

type of:
fall in get together join
verb
pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict
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Similar:

pass through

type of:
pass
verb
cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
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type of:
sink in permeate percolate filter
verb
pass into or through by filtering or permeating
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"the substance infiltrated the material"

type of:
percolate permeate filter sink in

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