Synonyms for infiltrate
ɪnˈfɪl treɪt, ˈɪn fɪlˌtreɪtin·fil·trate

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1. infiltrate

   Synonyms:
   instil, inoculate, permeate, saturate, soak

   Antonyms:
   strain, draw off, defiltrate

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1. infiltrateverb

   cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices

   Synonyms:
   penetrate, pass through

2. infiltrate, penetrateverb

   enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members

   "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor"

   Synonyms:
   click, imbue, penetrate, pass through, dawn, permeate, perforate, diffuse, sink in, riddle, come home, get through, bottom, fall into place, fathom, pervade, get across, interpenetrate

3. infiltrateverb

   pass into or through by filtering or permeating

   "the substance infiltrated the material"

   Synonyms:
   penetrate, pass through

4. infiltrate, pass throughverb

   pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict

   Synonyms:
   transit, pass over, penetrate, move through, pass through, pass across

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1. • Permeate

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1. infiltrate

   Synonyms:
   v. i. soak (into a porous substance), be absorbed, pass by filtration

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1. List of paraphrases for "infiltrate":

   sneak, seep, penetrate

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1. Mike McCaul:

   ISIS themselves have stated their intention to take advantage of the crisis to infiltrate the West.

2. Ben Carson:

   If I were one of the leaders of the global jihadist movement and I didn't infiltrate that group of people with my people, I -- that would be almost malpractice.

3. Max Miller:

   I've never been in combat, but I can tell you this—I‘ve lost friends in Iraq and Afghanistan, and I’ve seen what these wars have done to young men and women, we are showing all of our adversaries the playbook on how to infiltrate our country. It is a complete joke, and it says it's a sham and what he's really doing is he's putting young men and women out there is risking their lives.

4. Ira Mehlman:

   It’s a huge danger. The numbers make it difficult to do the kinds of vetting that’s necessary and just the circumstances in Islamic State-occupied Syria and other countries, it’s impossible to do the big checks necessary, all while we have ISIS and other groups telling us they intend to infiltrate operatives through the refugee process.

5. House Speaker Paul Ryan:

   This is a moment where it is better to be safe than to be sorry, so we think the prudent, the responsible thing is to take a pause in this particular aspect of this refugee program in order to verify that terrorists are not trying to infiltrate the refugee population.