penetrate

Meaning

to go into or through something; to understand something deeply

To pass into or through; to enter or pierce.

Example Sentences

The bullet penetrated the wall.

The bullet could not penetrate the armor.

Example Expressions

penetrate the market

Synonyms

pierce, enter, infiltrate, permeate, pass through, go through

Entry 1

pierce, enter, infiltrate, permeate

Entry 2

pierce, pass through, infiltrate, enter, go through

Antonyms

exit, leave, surface, withdraw, emerge

Entry 1

exit, leave, surface

Entry 2

exit, withdraw, emerge

Collocations

penetrate deeply, penetrate market, penetrate defense, penetrate surface, penetrate barriers, penetrate the market, penetrate defenses, penetrate the darkness

Entry 1

penetrate deeply, penetrate market, penetrate defense, penetrate surface, penetrate barriers

Entry 2

penetrate deeply, penetrate the market, penetrate defenses, penetrate the darkness