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)

1. 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— […]

2. To penetrate (something) mutually or reciprocally; to interpenetrate.

Related terms

• compenetrable
• compenetrability

Anagrams

• contemperate

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

compenetrate

1. inflection of compenetrare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

compenetrate f pl

1. feminine plural of compenetrato

Anagrams

• contemperate, copertamente

Spanish

Verb

compenetrate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of compenetrar combined with te