meaning of penetrates

1. To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness.
2.
To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to touch with feeling; to make sensible; to move deeply; as, to penetrate ones heart with pity.
3.
To pierce into by the mind; to arrive at the inner contents or meaning of, as of a mysterious or difficult subject; to comprehend; to understand.
4.
To pass; to make way; to pierce. Also used figuratively.
5.
become clear or enter ones consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with ">sorrow"


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