infiltration

English

Etymology

From Middle English infiltracioun, from Medieval Latin infiltrātiōnem, infiltrātiō. Morphologically infiltrate +‎ -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnfɪlˈtɹeɪʃən/

Noun

infiltration (countable and uncountable, plural infiltrations)

1. The act or process of infiltrating, as of water into a porous substance, or of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the body.
2. The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.
   • 1784, Richard Kirwan, Elements of Mineralogy

     calcareous infiltrations filling the cavities

3. The act of secretly entering a physical location and/or organization.
   • 2019, Peter Hartcher, “Power and Paranoia: Why the Chinese government aggressively pushes beyond its borders”, in The Sydney Morning Herald‎^[1]:

     No one should be under any illusions about the objective of the Communist Party leadership: it’s long-term, systematic infiltration of social organisations, media and government. By the time China’s infiltration of Australia is readily apparent, it will be too late.

Translations

act or process of infiltrating

• Bulgarian: процеждане (bg) n (proceždane), просмукване (bg) n (prosmukvane)
• Czech: infiltrace (cs)
• French: infiltration (fr) f
• German: Infiltration (de) f
• Manx: yn-heeley m

• Northern Sami: infiltrašuvdna
• Spanish: filtración f
• Telugu: ఇంకు (te) (iṅku)

substance

• Bulgarian: филтрат m (filtrat)
• French: infiltration (fr) f
• Spanish: filtración f

• Telugu: ఇంకు (te) (iṅku)

entering secretly

• Finnish: soluttautuminen
• French: infiltration (fr) f
• German: Infiltration (de) f
• Greek: διείσδυση (el) f (dieísdysi)
• Hungarian: beszivárgás (hu), beépülés
• Italian: infiltrazione f

• Japanese: 潜入 (ja) (sennyū)
• Korean: 잠입 (ko) (jamip)
• Spanish: infiltración f
• Swedish: infiltration (sv) c
• Telugu: చొరబాటు (te) (corabāṭu)

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Interlingua

Noun

infiltration (plural infiltrationes)

1. infiltration (act of infiltrating; substance that has infiltrated)