Definition
To break through or pass into something; to understand or figure out a mystery or difficult concept.
Etymology
From Latin 'penetrare' (penetr- related to 'penes' meaning inner). Used literally for physical breakthrough and figuratively for mental understanding since Roman times.
Kelly Says
The dual meaning of 'penetrate'—both physically breaking through AND mentally understanding—appears in many languages, which suggests our ancestors thought about understanding something as similar to breaking through a barrier, showing how physical and mental concepts intertwine in language.
Translations
ARالعربية
غُلِبَ
ghul-iba
CACatalà
Penetrat
peh-neh-traht
CSČeština
pronikl
proh-nikl
DADansk
gennembore
ge-ne-m-bo-reh
DEDeutsch
durchdrungen
dhoo-roo-ng-uhn
ELΕλληνικά
επέτυχε
e-pe-ty-che
ESEspañol
penetró
peh-neh-TROH
FAفارسی
貫通 کرد
gan-too-kard
FISuomi
tunkeutunut
tun-keu-tu-nut
FRFrançais
a pénétré
a pe-neh-tre
GUGU
પેનેટ્રેટ
peh-neh-tra-t
HAHA
Penetrated
peh-neh-trah-ted
HIहिन्दी
विचलित
vi-cha-lit
HUMagyar
behatolt
be-ha-tolt
IDBahasa Indonesia
menembus
me-ne-mbus
IGIG
Penetrated
peh-neh-trah-ted
ITItaliano
è penetrato
eh peh-neh-trah-toh
KMKM
បានឆ្លង
ba-n-ch-long
KO한국어
침투했습니다
chim-too-ham-ni-da
MRMR
पेनित्रेट
peh-ne-tra-t
MSBahasa Melayu
ditembus
di-tem-bus
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pyau-ng-la-e
NLNederlands
is binnendringen
is bi-nen-drin-ghen
NONorsk
genomgått
ge-nom-go-tt
PAPA
ਪੇਨੇਟਰੇਟ
peh-neh-tra-t
PLPolski
przeniknął
przhen-ik-nual
PTPortuguês
penetrou
peh-neh-TROO
RORomână
a pătruns
ah pa-truns
RUРусский
проник
proh-nik
SVSvenska
genomgång
ge-nom-go-ng
SWKiswahili
kuingia
koo-in-gia
TAதமிழ்
மூடப்பட்டது
moo-da-pattu
TEతెలుగు
లోపించింది
lo-pi-nchi-ndi
TRTürkçe
penetré
peh-neh-treh
UKУкраїнська
проник
proh-nik
VITiếng Việt
đâm xuyên
dam-zuyen
YOYO
Penetrated
peh-neh-trah-ted
ZUZU
Penetrated
peh-neh-trah-ted