interpenetrate

verb

in·ter·pen·e·trate | \ˌin-tər-ˈpe-nə-ˌtrāt

interpenetrated; interpenetrating; interpenetrates

Definition of interpenetrate

intransitive verb

: to penetrate mutually

transitive verb

: to penetrate between, within, or throughout : permeate

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Examples of interpenetrate in a Sentence

with tie-dyeing, the dye does not interpenetrate the entire fabric

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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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