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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle in·fil·trat·ed, present participle in·fil·trat·ing, 3rd person present singular in·fil·trates) |
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1. enter organization to spy on it: to become part of an organization, or enter a place, surreptitiously in order to gather information or influence events, or send agents to do this
  Activists were infiltrated into local party organizations.
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2. enter enemy territory secretly: to cross into enemy territory without the enemy's knowledge, or send somebody into enemy territory in this way
infiltrate troops behind enemy lines
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3. chemistry permeate fluid through substance: to pass through a substance by filtration, or make a liquid or gas pass through a substance by filtration
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noun (plural in·fil·trates) |
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medicine fatty accumulation: a substance that gradually accumulates in tissues and cells, e.g. fat
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