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- Dictionaryinfiltrate/ˈɪnf(ɪ)ltreɪt/
verb
- 1. enter or gain access to (an organization, place, etc.) surreptitiously and gradually, especially in order to acquire secret information: "the organization has been infiltrated by informers" Similar
- 2. (of a liquid) permeate (something) by filtration: "virtually no water infiltrates deserts such as the Sahara" Similar
noun
- 1. an infiltrating substance or a number of infiltrating cells: "a chest radiograph revealed a patchy infiltrate in the left lower lobes"
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INFILTRATE definition: 1. to secretly become part of a group in order to get information or to influence the way that…. Learn more.
1. : to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes. the intelligence staff had been infiltrated by spies. 2. : to pass (troops) singly or in small groups through gaps in the enemy line. 3. : to pass into or through (a substance) by filtering or permeating. 4.
Definitions of infiltrate. verb. pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict. synonyms: pass through. see more. verb. enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members. “The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor”. synonyms: penetrate.
to move into (an organization, country, territory, or the like) surreptitiously and gradually, especially with hostile intent: The troops infiltrated the enemy lines. to pass a small number of (soldiers, spies, or the like) into a territory or organization clandestinely and with hostile or subversive intent:
If people infiltrate a place or organization, or infiltrate into it, they enter it secretly in order to spy on it or influence it. Activists had infiltrated the student movement. American English : infiltrate / ˈɪnfɪltreɪt /
to move slowly into a substance, place, system, or organization: infiltrate (into) At about this time the new ideas about " corporate management " had begun to infiltrate (into) local government. idiom. conflict. rail. See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Slow and moving slowly.
1. (Chemistry) to undergo or cause to undergo the process in which a fluid passes into the pores or interstices of a solid; permeate. 2. (Military) military to pass undetected through (an enemy-held line or position) 3. to gain or cause to gain entrance or access surreptitiously: they infiltrated the party structure. n.
verb. /ˈɪnfɪltreɪt/ Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] to enter or make somebody enter a place or an organization secretly, especially in order to get information that can be used against it. infiltrate something The headquarters had been infiltrated by enemy spies.
Infiltrate definition: To enter or take up positions in gradually or surreptitiously, as for purposes of espionage or takeover.
If people infiltrate a place or organization, or infiltrate into it, they enter it secretly in order to spy on it or influence it.
