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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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to secretly become part of a group in order to get information or to influence the way that group thinks or behaves: A journalist managed to infiltrate the powerful drug cartel. to move slowly into a substance, place, system, or organization:
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.
to pass a small number of (soldiers, spies, or the like) into a territory or organization clandestinely and with hostile or subversive intent: The intelligence agency infiltrated three spies into the neighboring country.
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.
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 become a member of a group or organization to secretly gather information about its activities. infiltrate verb (ENTER GROUND) [ I ] earth science. (of water) to flow slowly down into the earth from the earth's surface, for example, through cracks in rocks. infiltration. noun [ U ] earth science us / ˌɪn·fɪlˈtreɪ·ʃən /
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 meaning, definition, what is infiltrate: to secretly join an organization or ente...: Learn more.
INFILTRATE definition: to secretly join a group or organization so that you can learn more about them: . Learn more.
to filter into or through; permeate. to cause to pass in by filtering. to move into (an organization, country, territory, or the like) surreptitiously and gradually, especially with hostile intent: The troops infiltrated the enemy lines.
