infiltrate

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnfɪltɹeɪt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnfəltɹeɪt/, /ɪnˈfɪltɹeɪt/

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infiltrate (third-person singular simple present infiltrates, present participle infiltrating, simple past and past participle infiltrated)

1. (intransitive) To surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access.
   • Addison

     The water infiltrates through the porous rock.

2. (transitive) To cause a fluid to pass through a substance by filtration.
3. (military) To send soldiers through gaps in the enemy line.
4. (intransitive, of an intravenous needle) To move from a vein, remaining in the body.

• (surreptitiously enter, military): exfiltrate

• infiltration
• infiltrative
• infiltrator

infiltrate (plural infiltrates)

1. (pathology) Any undesirable substance or group of cells that has made its way into part of the body.
   • 2008, Jimmy D. Bartlett, ‎Siret D. Jaanus, Clinical Ocular Pharmacology (page 539)

     One critical distinction to make is whether a focal corneal infiltrate is infected with bacteria or is a sterile immunologic response.

infiltrate

1. second-person plural present indicative of infiltrare
2. second-person plural imperative of infiltrare
3. feminine plural of infiltrato

• infeltrita
• infettarli