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penetrable

[pen-i-truh-buhl]

pen·e·tra·ble

[pen-i-truh-buhl]
adjective
capable of being penetrated.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin penetrābilis, equivalent to penetrā(re) to penetrate + -bilis -ble

pen·e·tra·bil·i·ty, pen·e·tra·ble·ness, noun
pen·e·tra·bly, adverb
non·pen·e·tra·bil·i·ty, noun
non·pen·e·tra·ble, adjective
non·pen·e·tra·b·ly, adverb
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self-pen·e·tra·bil·i·ty, noun
trans·pen·e·tra·ble, adjective
un·pen·e·tra·ble, adjective
un·pen·e·tra·b·ly, adverb
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penetrate (ˈpɛnɪˌtreɪt)
 
vb
1.  to find or force a way into or through (something); pierce; enter
2.  to diffuse through (a substance); permeate
3.  (tr) to see through: their eyes could not penetrate the fog
4.  (tr) (of a man) to insert the penis into the vagina of (a woman)
5.  (tr) to grasp the meaning of (a principle, etc)
6.  (intr) to be understood: his face lit up as the new idea penetrated
 
[C16: from Latin penetrāre; related to penitus inner, and penus the interior of a house]
 
'penetrable
 
adj
 
penetra'bility
 
n
 
'penetrably
 
adv
 
'penetrative
 
adj
 
'penetrator
 
n

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