to interpenetrate

Examples

• All

• The supernatural interpenetrates the physical or historical at every point in Gregory's narrative.

  YaleCourses

• The Nuer did not disrupt an established network of intersectional relations so much as interpenetrate it.

  Academic text (1990)

• And these all interpenetrate and and support each other.

• So these matrices interpenetrate with each other.

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• Real spaces and virtual spaces interpenetrate, interact, and change each other.

  Academic text (2000)

• The four processes continuously interpenetrate throughout the course of development, spurring each other's growth.

  Academic text (1997)

• Shakespeare reveals a Denmark in which the world of the theater and the world of the court deeply interpenetrate each other.

  Academic text (1993)

• Furthermore, social science discourse has so interpenetrated daily life that natives also use this language.

  Academic text (1991)

• The realism of Under the Greenwood Tree is, however, fundamentally dependent on the tree and plant life that frame and interpenetrate the novel's human drama.

  Academic text (2016)

• As one form swells to the foreground, another sinks into the distance, others merge, interpenetrate, or overlap.

  Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

M

to mix

vsto interpenetrate

416 1.0

To combine two or more things so they become one

focuses more on elements moving into each other and meshing tightly

B

to blend

vsto interpenetrate

255 2.3

To mix things so they become one or look good together

involves literal passing through and locking of parts, not just smooth mixture

I

to intertwine

vsto interpenetrate

46 5.4

Twist things together so they become joined or tangled

suggests deeper mixing and parts passing into each other rather than just tangling

P

to penetrate

vsto interpenetrate

44 5.0

Spread through something and reach all parts, like a strong smell

is mutual movement and interlocking of both things rather than one-sided spread

M

to mingle

vsto interpenetrate

34 3.3

Mix together so things join and are hard to tell apart

emphasizes parts passing into each other and sometimes becoming interlocked

P

to permeate

vsto interpenetrate

24 6.0

To spread through something and reach every part

involves two things passing into each other rather than one simply spreading

I

to interlock

vsto interpenetrate

15 4.1

To join parts so they fit tightly and move together

adds mixing and mutual penetration beyond mere mechanical locking

I

to intermingle

vsto interpenetrate

6 5.2

Mix together so the parts are hard to tell apart

involves parts actually passing through and sometimes interlocking, not only blending

I

to interlace

vsto interpenetrate

6 5.1

To cross things like fingers or strings so they hold together

involves elements passing through and blending, not only crossing threads

C

to commingle

vsto interpenetrate

5 7.4

To mix different things into one

implies actual mutual penetration and interlocking beyond simple coming together

I

to interweave

vsto interpenetrate

4 6.3

To mix different things closely together, like threads or melodies

focuses more on mutual penetration and blending rather than patterned weaving

B

to blend in

vsto interpenetrate

3 3.3

Mix one ingredient into others until the mixture is smooth

suggests mutual penetration and interlocking rather than only even distribution

I

to intermix

vsto interpenetrate

2 5.6

Combine different things so they become one or hard to separate

adds the idea of parts passing into each other and locking together

I

to interfuse

vsto interpenetrate

1 7.7

Mix things together so their parts spread through each other

describes mutual passing through and interlocking rather than only close blending

I

to immix

vsto interpenetrate

9.9

To put different things together so they become one

adds a stronger sense of elements moving through and fitting together

I

to intermesh

vsto interpenetrate

7.0

To fit together like gears so parts touch and work together

is more about mutual passing through and blending, not just fitting together

C

to complect

vsto interpenetrate

• UK

9.9

To join parts together by weaving or tangling

adds the idea of mutual penetration and blending beyond general entanglement

How Mixed

to fuse

44 3.9

to interpenetrate

1 8.2

to merge

192 3.2

to overlap

25 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology