the water infiltrated the sand - вода пропитала песок
water infiltrates into sand - вода просачивается через песок
education infiltrates throughout - образование распространяется /проникает/ всюду
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Infiltrate — In*fil trate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Infiltrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Infiltrating}.] [Pref. in + filtrate: cf. F, s infiltrer. Cf. {Infilter}.] 1. To enter by penetrating the pores or interstices of a substance; to filter into or through something.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Infiltrate — In*fil trate, v. t. To penetrate gradually; sometimes used reflexively. J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
infiltrate — index encroach, enter (penetrate), interject, interpose, penetrate, permeate, pervade Burton s Legal Th … Law dictionary
infiltrate — (v.) 1758, of fluids, from IN (Cf. in ) (2) in + FILTRATE (Cf. filtrate). Related: Infiltrated; infiltrating. Military sense of penetrate enemy lines attested from 1934 … Etymology dictionary
infiltrate — [v] creep in access, crack*, edge in, filter through, foist, impregnate, insinuate, penetrate, percolate*, permeate, pervade, saturate, sneak in, tinge, work into, worm into*; concepts 159,179 … New thesaurus
infiltrate — ► VERB 1) surreptitiously and gradually enter or gain access to (an organization or place). 2) permeate or cause to permeate by filtration. DERIVATIVES infiltration noun infiltrator noun … English terms dictionary
infiltrate — [in fil′trāt, in′fil trāt΄] vi., vt. infiltrated, infiltrating [ IN 1 + FILTRATE] 1. to pass, or cause (a fluid, cell, etc.) to pass, through small gaps or openings; filter 2. to pass through, as in filtering 3. to pass, or cause (individual… … English World dictionary
infiltrate — [[t]ɪ̱nfɪltreɪt[/t]] infiltrates, infiltrating, infiltrated 1) VERB If people infiltrate a place or organization, or infiltrate into it, they enter it secretly in order to spy on it or influence it. [V n] Activists had infiltrated the student… … English dictionary
infiltrate — in|fil|trate [ˈınfıltreıt US ınˈfıltreıt, ˈınfıl ] v 1.) [>I always + adv/prep, T] to secretly join an organization or enter a place in order to find out information about it or harm it ▪ Police attempts to infiltrate neo Nazi groups were… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Infiltrate — To penetrate. If an IV infiltrates, the IV fluid penetrates the surrounding tissue. * * * 1. To perform or undergo infiltration. 2. SYN: infiltration (2). 3. A cellular infiltration (1) in the lung as inferred from appearance of a localized, ill… … Medical dictionary
infiltrate — UK [ˈɪnfɪltreɪt] / US [ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪt] / US [ɪnˈfɪlˌtreɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms infiltrate : present tense I/you/we/they infiltrate he/she/it infiltrates present participle infiltrating past tense infiltrated past participle… … English dictionary
