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    infiltrate
    /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 penetrateinvadeintrude oninsinuate oneself into
    • 2. (of a liquid) permeate (something) by filtration: "virtually no water infiltrates deserts such as the Sahara" Similar permeatepenetratepervadefilter through

    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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