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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

overpenetrate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˌoʊvɚˈpɛnətɹeɪt/ (General-American)
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Etymology

From over- + penetrate.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive, of a bullet or other projectile, transitive) To pass completely through a target and out the other side, potentially striking another person or object located further downrange.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
overpenetrating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overpenetrated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overpenetrated Tense=Past lexicographic
overpenetrates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Antonyms

underpenetrate

Deriveds

overpenetration