compenetrate
See also: compenétrate
English
Etymology
First attested in 1636; borrowed from New Latin compenetrātus, perfect passive participle of compenetrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, con- + penetrate.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kəmˈpɛnɪtɹeɪt/
Verb
compenetrate (third-person singular simple present compenetrates, present participle compenetrating, simple past and past participle compenetrated) (transitive)
- To penetrate every part of (something); to permeate.
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 407:
- In this [state] the Deity compenetrates the soul, but in such a hidden way that the soul— […]
- To penetrate (something) mutually or reciprocally; to interpenetrate.
Related terms
- compenetrable
- compenetrability
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
compenetrate
- inflection of compenetrare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 2
Participle
compenetrate f pl
- feminine plural of compenetrato
Anagrams
Spanish
Verb
compenetrate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of compenetrar combined with te