INFILTRATES

Verb

infiltrates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of infiltrate

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Source: Wiktionary


INFILTRATE

In*fil"trate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Infiltrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Infiltrating.] Etym: [Pref. in- + filtrate: cf. F, s'infiltrer. Cf. Infilter.]

Definition: To enter by penetrating the pores or interstices of a substance; to filter into or through something. The water infiltrates through the porous rock. Addison.

In*fil"trate, v. t.

Definition: To penetrate gradually; -- sometimes used reflexively. J. S. Mill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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