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Penetrator

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Noun

1. penetrator

an intruder who passes into or through (often by overcoming resistance)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Penetrator

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verb
1. 
to find or force a way into or through (something); pierce; enter
2. 
to diffuse through (a substance); permeate
3. (transitive)
to see through
their eyes could not penetrate the fog
4. (transitive)
(of a man) to insert the penis into the vagina of (a woman)
5. (transitive)
to grasp the meaning of (a principle, etc)
6. (intransitive)
to be understood
his face lit up as the new idea penetrated

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Penetrator

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpeneˌtrated or ˈpeneˌtrating
1. 
a. 
to pass into; find or force a way into or through; enter by or as by piercing
b. 
to insert the penis into (the vagina or anus) of
2. 
to see into, or into the interior of
to penetrate the darkness
3. 
to have an effect throughout; spread through; permeate
4. 
to affect or move deeply
5. 
to grasp mentally; understand
verb intransitive
6. 
to make a way into or through something; pierce
7. 
to have a marked effect on the mind or emotions

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Penetrator

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v. pen·e·trat·ed, pen·e·trat·ing, pen·e·trates
v.tr.
1. To enter, pass into, or force a way into: The needle penetrated the skin. Light penetrated the forest canopy. The soldiers penetrated enemy territory.
2.
a. To enter into and permeate: The sound of the piano penetrated each room of the house.
b. To affect deeply, as by being known or by arousing the emotions: "Literature should penetrate all the chambers of the human heart, even the dark ones" (Robert Cormier).
3.
a. To insert the penis, a finger, or an object into the vagina or anus of (someone).
b. To insert something into (the vagina or anus).
4. To enter (an organization, for example), usually surreptitiously, so as to gain influence or information; infiltrate.
5. To enter and gain a share of (a market): penetrated the home-computer market with an affordable new model.
6. To grasp the significance of; understand: penetrate the workings of the immune system.
7. To see through: keen eyes that penetrate the darkness.
v.intr.
1. To enter or pass into something: The drill penetrated into the wood.
2. To have an effect or influence, especially on the mind or emotions: The culture of celebrity has penetrated into everyone's awareness.
3. To gain insight: tried to penetrate into the nature of the mind.

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