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    pen·e·trat·ing
    [ˈpenəˌtrādiNG]
    adjective
    penetrating (adjective)
    1. able to make a way through or into something:
      "the problem of penetrating damp" · "the penetrating scents of pine and eucalyptus"
      • (of a voice or sound) clearly heard through or above other sounds:
        "a single penetrating whistle"
      • (of a person's eyes or expression) reflecting an apparent ability to see into the mind of the person being looked at; piercingly intense:
        "attempting to avoid her penetrating gaze"
      • having or showing clear insight:
        "the students asked some penetrating questions"
    pen·e·trate
    [ˈpenəˌtrāt]
    verb
    penetrating (present participle)
    1. go into or through (something), especially with force or effort:
      "the shrapnel had penetrated the wall" · "tunnels that penetrate deep into the earth's core"
      • (of a man) insert the penis into the vagina or anus of (a sexual partner).
    2. gain access to (an organization, place, or system), especially when this is difficult to do:
      "their operation had been thoroughly penetrated by foreign intelligence" · "hackers penetrated security firewalls"
      • (of a company) begin to sell its products in (a particular market or area):
        "the company has succeeded in penetrating Western motorcycle markets"
    3. succeed in understanding or gaining insight into (something complex or mysterious):
      "I could never penetrate his thoughts" · "a magician who seemed to have penetrated the mysteries of nature"
      • be fully understood or realized by someone:
        "as his words penetrated, she saw a mental picture of him with Lauren"
    Origin
    mid 16th century: from Latin penetrat- ‘placed or gone into’, from the verb penetrare; related to penitus ‘inner’.
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    adjective
    1. able to make a way through or into something:
      pungent
      pervasive
      strong
      powerful
      suffocating
      stifling
      sharp
      acrid
      acid
      sour
      biting
      stinging
      burning
      smarting
      irritating
      nauseating
      nauseous
      sickly
      offensive
      astringent
      bitter
      fetid
      cloying
      heady
      aromatic
      flowery
      fragrant
      mephitic
      Opposite:
      mild
    verb
    1. go into or through (something), especially with force or effort:
      pierce
      puncture
      make a hole in
      perforate
      stab
      prick
      probe
      gore
      spike
      stick
      impale
      transfix
      lance
      bore (through)
      drill (through)
      • gain access to (an organization, place, or system), especially when this is difficult to do:
        infiltrate
        creep into
        invade
        overrun
        slip into
        sneak into
        insinuate oneself into
        worm one's way into
        make inroads into
        intrude on
        • succeed in understanding or gaining insight into (something complex or mysterious):
          understand
          comprehend
          apprehend
          fathom
          grasp
          perceive
          discern
          get to the bottom of
          solve
          resolve
          make out
          make sense of
          interpret
          work out
          figure out
          unravel
          decipher
          make head or tail of
          crack
          get
          latch onto
          twig
          puzzle out
          tumble to
          cotton onto
          suss out
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