impenetrate

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verb

To penetrate into.

OriginEnglish penetrate ← Latin im- ← Proto-Italic *n̥- →
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Meanings

verbimpenetrate (third-person singular simple present impenetrates, present participle impenetrating, simple past and past participle impenetrated)

present singular third person impenetrates · participle present impenetrating · participle past impenetrated · past impenetrated

  1. transitiveTo penetrate into.

    In nature we see forces impenetrating the entire matter, residing in it as its true essence and shaping power.

    1875, Charles Lowe, Henry Wilder Foote, John Hopkins Morison, The Unitarian Review and Religious Magazine, volume 3, page 108

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Latinim-
  6. Englishim-
  7. Englishpenetrate
  8. Englishimpenetrate

From im- + penetrate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

intemperate
Cite this entry
APA

impenetrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impenetrate

MLA

“impenetrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impenetrate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impenetrate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impenetrate.

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