infiltrate
verb (used with object)
to filter into or through; permeate.
has been infiltrating
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present perfect progressiveof infiltrate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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For ine years, the farm has been infiltrating runoff from a 170-acre slope into a four-acre recharge basin.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 25, 2023
Some of the treated water forms a barrier against seawater, which has been infiltrating groundwater as the county has dried up.
From Time ● Feb. 1, 2014
"The gaming industry has been infiltrating into the community and creating a negative effect on the people," says Larry So, an associate professor of social work at the Macau Polytechnic Institute.
From Time Magazine Archive
