Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   in·fil·trate

   /inˈfilˌtrāt/

   verb

   • 1. enter or gain access to (an organization, place, etc.) surreptitiously and gradually, especially in order to acquire secret information: "the organization has been infiltrated by informers" Similar penetrateinvadeintrude oninsinuate oneself intoworm one's way intosneak intoslip intocreep intoimpinge ontrespass onbutt intoinformal:gatecrashmuscle in on
   • ▪ permeate or become a part of (something) by infiltration: "computing has infiltrated most professions now"
   • ▪ (of a tumor, cells, etc.) spread into or invade (a tissue or organ): "one of the tumors infiltrated the submucosa"
   • 2. (of a liquid) permeate (something) by filtration: "virtually no water infiltrates deserts such as the Sahara" Similar permeatepenetratepervadefilter throughpercolate throughspread throughseep intoseep throughsoak intoflow intopass intoget intoenter
   • ▪ introduce (a liquid) into something by filtration: "lignocaine was infiltrated into the wound"

   noun

   • 1. an infiltrating substance or a number of infiltrating cells: "a chest radiograph revealed a patchy infiltrate in the left lower lobes"

   Word Origin Middle English (as infiltration): from in-2 + filtrate.

   Derivatives

   • 1. infiltrator noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • F

     4

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

   • T

     1

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINFILTRATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   INFILTRATE definition: 1. to secretly become part of a group in order to get information or to influence the way that…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINFILTRATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   INFILTRATE meaning: 1. to secretly become part of a group in order to get information or to influence the way that…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of infiltrate – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-english

   • Cached

   INFILTRATE definition: to secretly join a group or organization so that you can learn more about them: . Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINFILTRATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   infiltrate (Definition of infiltration from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of infiltration

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › ja › dictionaryINFILTRATE | 意味, Cambridge 英語辞書での定義

   dictionary.cambridge.org › ja › dictionary

   • Cached

   verb [ I + adv/prep, T ] uk / ˈɪn.fɪl.treɪt / us / ˈɪn.fɪl.treɪt /. Add to word list. to secretly become part of a group in order to get information or to influence the way that group thinks or behaves: A journalist managed to infiltrate the powerful drug cartel.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDefinition of infiltrate – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   infiltrate. verb [ T ] uk / ˈɪnfɪltreɪt / us. Add to word list. to secretly join a group or organization so that you can learn more about them: A journalist managed to infiltrate the gang of drug dealers. infiltration. noun [ C, U ] uk / ˌɪnfɪlˈtreɪʃ ə n / us. infiltrator.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINFILTRATION definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   us / ˌɪn.fɪlˈtreɪ.ʃ ə n / uk / ˌɪn.fɪlˈtreɪ.ʃ ə n /. Add to word list. the process of secretly becoming part of a group in order to get information or to influence the way that a group thinks or behaves: Police infiltration of Greenpeace sparked the scandal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-chinese-traditionalINFILTRATE in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-chinese-traditional

   • Cached

   INFILTRATE translate: （使）潛入；（使）滲透, 滲透（進入某物質、地方、系統或機構）. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese traditional Dictionary.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › vi › dictionaryINFILTRATE | Định nghĩa trong Từ điển tiếng Anh Cambridge

    dictionary.cambridge.org › vi › dictionary

    • Cached

    INFILTRATE ý nghĩa, định nghĩa, INFILTRATE là gì: 1. to secretly become part of a group in order to get information or to influence the way that…. Tìm hiểu thêm.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINFILTRATED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

    • Cached

    verb [ I + adv/prep, T ] uk / ˈɪn.fɪl.treɪt / us / ˈɪn.fɪl.treɪt /. to secretly become part of a group in order to get information or to influence the way that group thinks or behaves: A journalist managed to infiltrate the powerful drug cartel.