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interpenetrate

verb

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Pronunciation: /ɪntəˈpɛnɪtɹeɪt/ / /ɪntɚˈpɛnətɹeɪt/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English penetrate English interpenetrate From inter- + penetrate.

  1. To penetrate mutually or reciprocally.
  2. To permeate or pervade.

    It interpenetrates my granite mass, / Through tangled roots and trodden clay doth pass, / Into the utmost leaves and delicatest flowers; [...]

    [O]ur Religion is not yet a horrible restless Doubt, still less a far horribler composed Cant; but a great heaven-high Unquestionability, encompassing, interpenetrating the whole of Life.