infiltrate
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Is infiltrate a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (ambitransitive) To surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access to.Examples: "The spy infiltrated the high-tech company and stole many secrets."; "Caithness was infiltrated with a palpable sense of being underimagined."
2. (transitive) To cause to penetrate in this way.Examples: "The agency infiltrated several spies into the company."
3. (ambitransitive, of a liquid) To pass through something by filtration.
4. (transitive) To cause (a liquid) to pass through something by filtration.
5. (ambitransitive, medicine) To invade or penetrate a tissue or organ.Examples: "High-grade tumors often infiltrate surrounding structures."; "In certain conditions, immune cells may infiltrate into the cerebrospinal fluid."; "Plesner et al. reported the nonbeta islet endocrine cell remodeling in diabetic NOD mice: that study suggested that infiltrating immune cells may restrict alpha-cell expansion in NOD mouse islet in the diabetic state [ 36 ]."
6. (transitive, military) To send (soldiers, spies, etc.) through gaps in the enemy line.Antonyms: exfiltrate
noun (English)
1. (pathology) Any undesirable substance or group of cells that has made its way into part of the body.Examples: "One critical distinction to make is whether a focal corneal infiltrate is infected with bacteria or is a sterile immunologic response."; "Extensive lumpy infiltrates with a tendency to caseate and to form fistulas with purulent secretions appear, mainly in the anogenital region."; "Common immunohistochemical markers of this lymphoma include CD2, CD56, CD3, and T-cell receptors. 7 Typically, the histology of these lymphomas are characterized by monomorphic inflammatory cellular infiltrates, which may be diffuse or show angiocentricity and angiodestruction as well as tissue destruction. 7 Lymphoid markers from the nasal mucosal biopsy from this patient were negative for CD56 and EBER."
Definition source: Wiktionary