Hypertext Webster Gateway: "infiltrate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Infiltrate \In*fil"trate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Infiltrated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Infiltrating}.] [Pref. in- + filtrate: cf. F,
s'infiltrer. Cf. {Infilter}.]
To enter by penetrating the pores or interstices of a
substance; to filter into or through something.
The water infiltrates through the porous rock.
--Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Infiltrate \In*fil"trate\, v. t.
To penetrate gradually; -- sometimes used reflexively. --J.
S. Mill.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
infiltrate
v 1: cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
2: join a group in order to spy on the members
3: pass into or through by filtering or permeating; "the
substance infiltrated the material"
4: pass through an enemy-line; in a military conflict [syn: {pass
through}]
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