interpenetrate
Origin of interpenetrate
1Other words from interpenetrate
- in·ter·pen·e·tra·ble [in-ter-pen-i-truh-buhl], /ˌɪn tərˈpɛn ɪ trə bəl/, adjective
- in·ter·pen·e·trant, adjective
- in·ter·pen·e·tra·tion, noun
- in·ter·pen·e·tra·tive, adjective
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How to use interpenetrate in a sentence
By then enough of the worlds should have reached maturity to offer some hope of peaceful interpenetration.
Victory | Lester del ReyFlannery had almost hoped that it would be O'Neill who would handle the problem of cultural interpenetration.
Victory | Lester del ReyIn order to form a rigid and stable whole, the several faces must be allied by reciprocal interpenetration at the angles.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2) | Georges PerrotWe meet as water meets water, or as two currents of air mix, with perfect diffusion and interpenetration of nature.
Essays, First Series | Ralph Waldo EmersonAt his porch appears the first French arch of double curvature, the earliest interpenetration of archivolts.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
British Dictionary definitions for interpenetrate
/ (ˌɪntəˈpɛnɪˌtreɪt) /
to penetrate (something) thoroughly; pervade
to penetrate each other or one another mutually
Derived forms of interpenetrate
- interpenetrable, adjective
- interpenetrant, adjective
- interpenetration, noun
- interpenetrative, adjective
- interpenetratively, adverb
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