Word: penetrates
To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce. Example: Light penetrates darkness.
To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand. Example: I could not penetrate Burke's opaque rhetoric.
To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to move deeply. Example: to penetrate one's heart with pity
To infiltrate an enemy to gather intelligence.
To insert the penis into an opening, such as a vagina or anus. Example: a male elephant comes up and penetrates the female elephant
To move a piece past the defending pieces of one's opponent.
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