INTERPENETRATES Synonyms: 19 Similar Words

interpenetrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of interpenetrate

as in suffuses

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

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But the latter’s crisply executed harmonies are but one of multiple examples of what splendid singing suffuses this production.

— Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
Announcing its hardcore aspirations with a moody steel-blue palette that suffuses the rural setting with dread, the film takes place almost entirely on a remote cow farm, the home of a mixed-race family of three.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 May 2026

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The latter, on the other hand, has a smaller molecular makeup that penetrates deeper into the skin and provides longer lasting moisture retention.

— Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
Make sure water penetrates to the deep roots in addition to wetting surface roots.

— Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of penetrates

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No matter what people think about the party out of power, the level of waste, fraud, corruption and incompetence that permeates our state government should make voters consider something new in November.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
This bias permeates leadership advice, often leading to over-complication.

— Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of permeates

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This attitude pervades the report’s approach to AI, which largely buys into the biggest hype imaginable.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
For all the ways politics pervades modern life, political deep-dives on television are actually rare, reduced to the occasional documentary or longform cable news piece.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026

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