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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"