impenetrate en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin im- English im- English penetrate English impenetrate From im- + penetrate.
Meanings
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(transitive) To penetrate into.
In nature we see forces impenetrating the entire matter, residing in it as its true essence and shaping power.
1875, Charles Lowe, Henry Wilder Foote, John Hopkins Morison, The Unitarian Review and Religious Magazine, volume 3, page 108:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| impenetrates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| impenetrated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| impenetrated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| impenetrating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |