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in⋅ter⋅pen⋅e⋅trate

   [in-ter-pen-i-treyt]
verb -trat⋅ed, -trat⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to penetrate thoroughly; permeate.
2. to penetrate with (something else) mutually or reciprocally.
–verb (used without object)
3. to penetrate between things or parts.
4. to penetrate each other.
Origin:
1800–10; inter- + penetrate
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in·ter·pen·e·trate     (ĭn'tər-pěn'ĭ-trāt')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   in·ter·pen·e·trat·ed, in·ter·pen·e·trat·ing, in·ter·pen·e·trates

v.   intr.
To become mixed or united by penetration: planes that interpenetrate in a painting.

v.   tr.
  1. To penetrate reciprocally: The streams interpenetrate each other at the rapids.
  2. To penetrate thoroughly; permeate or pervade.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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interpenetrate

verb
1. penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot" 
2. spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks" [syn: permeate] 

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Interpenetrate

In`ter*pen"e*trate\, v. t. To penetrate between or within; to penetrate mutually.

It interpenetrates my granite mass. --Shelley.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

Interpenetrate

In`ter*pen"e*trate\, v. i. To penetrate each the other; to penetrate between bodies or their parts.

Interpenetrating molding (Arch.), in late Gothic architecture, a decoration by means of moldings which seem to pass through solid uprights, transoms, or other members; often, two sets of architectural members penetrating one another, in appearance, as if both had been plastic when they were put together.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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