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in·​ter·​pen·​e·​trate | \ ˌin-tər-ˈpe-nə-ˌtrāt How to pronounce interpenetrate (audio) \
interpenetrated; interpenetrating; interpenetrates

Definition of interpenetrate

intransitive verb

: to penetrate mutually

transitive verb

: to penetrate between, within, or throughout : permeate
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interpenetration \ ˌin-​tər-​ˌpe-​nə-​ˈtrā-​shən How to pronounce interpenetration (audio) \ noun

Examples of interpenetrate in a Sentence

with tie-dyeing, the dye does not interpenetrate the entire fabric
Recent Examples on the Web In very recent work, Nikolay Prokof'ev and Boris Svistunov have proposed extremely clean examples involving two interpenetrating superfluids. — Frank Wilczek, Scientific American, "The Exquisite Precision of Time Crystals," 16 Oct. 2019 Two of the figures embrace, and their bodies interpenetrate to form a new anthropomorphic — no, feminamorphic — tree. — Sharon Mizota, latimes.com, "Review: At the Korean DMZ, reunification through one artist's strange lens," 7 July 2018 Nabokov’s stories and novels and autobiographical essays are the true reverse dreams, where futures pass and interpenetrate, and where the past, like John Dunne’s transparent fishing lures, shines. — Nicholson Baker, New Republic, "The forgotten theory of dreams that inspired Vladimir Nabokov," 21 Feb. 2018 But things improve as the two stories, or at least the two pairs of actors, eventually start to interpenetrate. — Jesse Green, New York Times, "Review: In ‘Breeders,’ Parenting as a (Literal) Cage Match," 2 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of interpenetrate

circa 1810, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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“Interpenetrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interpenetrate. Accessed 19 Feb. 2020.

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