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- DictionaryIn·fil·trate/inˈfilˌtrāt/
verb
- 1. enter or gain access to (an organization, place, etc.) surreptitiously and gradually, especially in order to acquire secret information: "the organization has been infiltrated by informers"
- 2. (of a liquid) permeate (something) by filtration: "virtually no water infiltrates deserts such as the Sahara"
noun
- 1. an infiltrating substance or a number of infiltrating cells: "a chest radiograph revealed a patchy infiltrate in the left lower lobes"
1. : to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes. the intelligence staff had been infiltrated by spies. 2. : to pass (troops) singly or in small groups through gaps in the enemy line. 3. : to pass into or through (a substance) by filtering or permeating. 4.
to pass a small number of (soldiers, spies, or the like) into a territory or organization clandestinely and with hostile or subversive intent: The intelligence agency infiltrated three spies into the neighboring country.
INFILTRATE definition: 1. to secretly become part of a group in order to get information or to influence the way that…. Learn more.
INFILTRATE meaning: 1. to secretly become part of a group in order to get information or to influence the way that…. Learn more.
Infiltrate is a verb that is familiar to international spies and undercover agents, who are all adept at joining a group under false pretenses, fitting in, and working their way up to the highest ranks in order to find out as much information as they can about the group.
to secretly become part of a group in order to get information or to influence the way that group thinks or behaves: A journalist managed to infiltrate the powerful drug cartel. to move slowly into a substance, place, system, or organization:
To infiltrate people into a place or organization means to get them into it secretly in order to spy on it or influence it.
1. a. To pass (troops, for example) surreptitiously into enemy-held territory. b. To penetrate with hostile intent: infiltrate enemy lines; terrorists that had infiltrated the country. 2. To enter or take up positions in gradually or surreptitiously, as for purposes of espionage or takeover: infiltrated key government agencies with spies. 3.
infiltrate. [transitive, intransitive] to enter or make somebody enter a place or an organization secretly, especially in order to get information that can be used against it.
Infiltrate definition: To enter or take up positions in gradually or surreptitiously, as for purposes of espionage or takeover.
