Penetrate

pen′ē-trāt, v.t. to thrust into the inside: to pierce into: to affect the mind or feelings: to enter and to fill: to understand: to find out.— v.i. to make way: to pa inwards.— ns. Penetrabil′ity , Pen′etrablene .— adj. Pen′etrable , that may be penetrated or pierced by another body: capable of having impre ions made upon the mind.— adv. Pen′etrably , so as to be penetrated— n.pl. Penetrā′lia , the inmost parts of a building: secrets: mysteries.— ns. Pen′etrance , Pen′etrancy , the quality of being penetrant.— adjs. Pen′etrant , subtle, penetrating; Pen′etrating , piercing or entering: sharp: subtle: acute: discerning.— adv. Pen′etratingly .— n. Penetrā′tion , the act or power of penetrating or entering: acutene : discernment: the space-penetrating power of a telescope.— adj. Pen′etrative , tending to penetrate: piercing: sagacious: affecting the mind.— adv. Pen′etratively , in a penetrative manner.— n. Pen′etrativene , the quality of being penetrative: penetrative power. [L. penetrāre , -ātum — penes , within.]