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Penetrate

/pˈɛnəˌtreɪt/
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(verb) To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.

Microwaves penetrate the food in the oven.
It took a long time for Japanese imports to penetrate the American consumer markets.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The drill was powerful enough to ____ the thick concrete wall in under a minute.

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