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To penetrate between or within; to penetrate mutually.

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  1. v. t. To penetrate between or within; to penetrate mutually.
  2. v. i. To penetrate each the other; to penetrate between bodies or their parts.
  3. v. penetrate mutually or be interlocked
  4. v. spread or diffuse through
  5. To penetrate between or within; to penetrate mutually. It interpenetrates my granite mass. Shelley. To penetrate each the other; to penetrate between bodies or their parts. Interpenetrating molding (Arch.), in late Gothic architecture, a decoration by means of moldings which seem to pass through solid uprights, transoms, or other members; often, two sets of architectural members penetrating one another, in appearance, as if both had been plastic when they were put together.
  6. To penetrate between or within; to penetrate mutually.It interpenetrates my granite mass. Shelley.
  7. v:100 v. penetrate mutually or be interlocked