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Word: Infiltration
Speech Type: Noun
ˌɪnf(ɪ)lˈtreɪʃn
the action of entering or gaining access to an organization or place surreptitiously, especially in order to acquire secret information or cause damage
Short Definition:action of entering or gaining access to organization or place surreptitiously
Examples:- the army fenced parts of the border in an effort to stop militant infiltration
- cross-border infiltrations
permeation of a liquid into something by filtration
Short Definition:permeation of liquid into something by filtration
Examples:- improved water infiltration into the soil
- this mosaic was in danger of being lost because of the infiltration of rainwater
the process of gradually permeating or becoming a part of something
Short Definition:process of gradually permeating or becoming part of something
Examples:- the gradual infiltration of Boyce's music into the national consciousness
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