0 to move into or through something:
In a normal winter, the frost penetrates deeply enough to kill off insect eggs in the soil.
The organization had been penetrated by a spy.
The company has been successful in penetrating overseas markets this year (= it has started selling its products in them).
These changes had not yet penetrated as far west as the mountains of Merioneth.
Our eyes couldn't penetrate the dark/the gloom of the inner cave.
1 to study or investigate something in order to understand it:
It's hard to penetrate her mind.
He penetrates deeper into the artist's life in the second volume of his autobiography.
2 to move into or through something:
3 to understand something, or to be understood as a result of study or investigation:
[ I ] Her writing penetrated to the heart of contemporary life.
4 to begin to sell products or services in a new area or to a new group of customers:
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