English

Verb

infiltrate ‎(third-person singular simple present infiltrates, present participle infiltrating, simple past and past participle infiltrated)

1. To surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access.
2. To cause a fluid to pass through a substance by filtration.
   • Addison

     The water infiltrates through the porous rock.

3. (military) To send soldiers through gaps in the enemy line.
4. (intransitive, of an intravenous needle) To move from a vein, remaining in the body.

Antonyms

• (surreptitiously enter, military): exfiltrate

Derived terms

• infiltration
• infiltrative
• infiltrator

Translations

Noun

infiltrate ‎(plural infiltrates)

1. (pathology) Any undesirable substance or group of cells that has made its way into part of the body.
   • 2008, Jimmy D. Bartlett, ‎Siret D. Jaanus, Clinical Ocular Pharmacology (page 539)

     One critical distinction to make is whether a focal corneal infiltrate is infected with bacteria or is a sterile immunologic response.

Italian

Verb

infiltrate

1. second-person plural present indicative of infiltrare
2. second-person plural imperative of infiltrare
3. feminine plural of infiltrato

Anagrams

• infeltrita
• infettarli