compenetrate

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UK/kəmˈpɛnɪtɹeɪt/

verb

To penetrate every part of (something); to permeate.

OriginNew Latin compenetrātus →
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Meanings

verbcompenetrate (third-person singular simple present compenetrates, present participle compenetrating, simple past and past participle compenetrated)

present singular third person compenetrates · participle present compenetrating · participle past compenetrated · past compenetrated

  1. transitiveTo penetrate every part of (something); to permeate.

    In this [state] the Deity compenetrates the soul, but in such a hidden way that the soul— […]

    1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 407
  2. transitiveTo penetrate (something) mutually or reciprocally; to interpenetrate.

Origin

  1. New Latincompenetrātus
  2. Englishcompenetrate

First attested in 1636; borrowed from New Latin compenetrātus, perfect passive participle of compenetrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, con- + penetrate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

contemperate
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APA

compenetrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compenetrate

MLA

“compenetrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compenetrate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compenetrate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compenetrate.

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