infiltrate

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English infiltrate (adjective), from Medieval Latin infiltrātus, from infiltrō. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪnfɪltɹeɪt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɪnfəltɹeɪt/, /ɪnˈfɪltɹeɪt/ === Verb === infiltrate (third-person singular simple present infiltrates, present participle infiltrating, simple past and past participle infiltrated) (ambitransitive) To surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access to. (transitive) To cause to penetrate in this way. (ambitransitive, of a liquid) To pass through something by filtration. (transitive) To cause (a liquid) to pass through something by filtration. (ambitransitive, medicine) To invade or penetrate a tissue or organ. (transitive, military) To send (soldiers, spies, etc.) through gaps in the enemy line. Antonym: exfiltrate (intransitive, of an intravenous needle) To move from a vein, remaining in the body. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === infiltrate (plural infiltrates) (pathology) Any undesirable substance or group of cells that has made its way into part of the body. ==== Translations ==== == Interlingua == === Participle === infiltrate past participle of infiltrar == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== infiltrate inflection of infiltrare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== infiltrate f pl feminine plural of infiltrato === Anagrams === infeltrita, infettarli == Spanish == === Verb === infiltrate second-person singular voseo imperative of infiltrar combined with te