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.
- To penetrate mutually or reciprocally.
- 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.”