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INFILTRATE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict

Synonyms:

infiltrate; pass through

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "infiltrate" is one way to...):

pass (go across or through)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

infiltration (a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection))

infiltrator (an intruder (as troops) with hostile intent)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pass into or through by filtering or permeating

Example:

the substance infiltrated the material

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "infiltrate" is one way to...):

filter; percolate; permeate; sink in (pass through)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

infiltration (the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "infiltrate" is one way to...):

filter; percolate; permeate; sink in (pass through)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

infiltration (the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members

Example:

The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor

Synonyms:

infiltrate; penetrate

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "infiltrate" is one way to...):

fall in; get together; join (become part of; become a member of a group or organization)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

infiltration (a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection))

infiltrator (someone who takes up a position surreptitiously for the purpose of espionage)

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 Context examples: 

Often, the infiltrating glandular structures are associated with mucoid stromal formation.

(Mucinous Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A morphologic finding that indicates the presence of myofibroblastic differentiation in a cellular infiltrate of a tissue sample.

(Myofibroblastic Differentiation, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of a marked lymphocytic infiltrate and epi-myoepithelial islands in the affected salivary gland.

(Benign Lymphoepithelial Lesion of the Salivary Gland, NCI Thesaurus)

A mature T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, characterized by systemic disease and a polymorphous infiltrate involving lymph nodes.

(angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)

Morphologically it is characterized by an angiocentric pattern, monomorphic cellular infiltrate, and ependymal differentiation.

(Angiocentric Glioma, NCI Thesaurus)

Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes have specific activity against the melanoma from which they are derived.

(Melanoma Tumor-Reactive Autologous Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocyte, NCI Thesaurus)

A morphologic finding indicating the presence of more than five mitotic figures per fifty high power fields in a cellular infiltrate.

(More than 5 Mitoses per 50HPF, NCI Thesaurus)

A preparation of cells, which consists of autologous marrow infiltrating lymphocytes (MILs), that are manipulated in vitro, with potential antitumor and immune stimulating activities.

(Activated Marrow Infiltrating Lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)

The sheets of malignant cells are associated with a marked lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate.

(Medullary breast carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Morphologically, there is an inflammatory infiltrate composed of lymphocytes and neutrophils and vascular damage in the rejected tissue.

(Acute Rejection, NCI Thesaurus)