interpenetrate
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Definition of interpenetrate
: to penetrate mutually
: to penetrate between, within, or throughout : permeate
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Synonyms for interpenetrate
Synonyms
percolate (into), permeate, pervade, riddle, suffuse, transfuse
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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. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'interpenetrate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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