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Word: Infiltrate
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English (as infiltration): from in-+ filtrate
ˈɪnf(ɪ)ltreɪt
enter or gain access to (an organization, place, etc.) surreptitiously and gradually, especially in order to acquire secret information
Short Definition:gain access to surreptitiously
Examples:- the organization has been infiltrated by informers
(of a liquid) permeate (something) by filtration
Short Definition:permeate by filtration
Examples:- virtually no water infiltrates deserts such as the Sahara
Word: Infiltrate
Speech Type: Noun
ˈɪnf(ɪ)ltreɪt
an infiltrating substance or a number of infiltrating cells
Short Definition:infiltrating substance or cells
Examples:- a chest radiograph revealed a patchy infiltrate in the left lower lobes
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