penetrate

Verb

• spread or diffuse through
  • An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration
    
  • music penetrated the entire building
    
  • His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks
    

• insert the penis into the vagina or anus of
  • Did the molester penetrate the child?
    

• make one's way deeper into or through
  • The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest
    

• enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
  • The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor
    

• become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
  • It dawned on him that she had betrayed him
    
  • she was penetrated with sorrow
    

• come to understand

• pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
  • The bullet penetrated her chest
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  permeate , pervade , interpenetrate , diffuse , imbue , riddle , infiltrate , click , get through , dawn , come home , get across , sink in , fall into place , fathom , bottom , perforate