infiltrate
infiltrate Lexical Profile
infiltrate Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To enter or gain access to an organization, place, or group surreptitiously and gradually, especially in order to acquire secret information or cause disruption from within.
"Undercover journalists managed to infiltrate the fraudulent investment firm to expose its illegal practices."
To permeate or pass into a substance, soil, or tissue gradually by filtering through tiny pores or interstices (of a liquid, gas, or cells).
"Heavy rainwater began to infiltrate the porous limestone, replenishing the underground aquifer."
• noun
A substance, fluid, or collection of cells that has passed into or accumulated within a tissue, organ, or porous material (especially in pathology and geology).
"The chest X-ray revealed a dense pulmonary infiltrate in the patient's lower lung lobe, indicating pneumonia."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the mid-18th century from the prefix 'in-' (into) and 'filtrate', originally referring to the physical process of a fluid passing through pores, from Medieval Latin 'filtrare' (to strain through felt).