interpenetrate

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We rely on our senses to observe the world around us, and we rely on our mental faculties to interpenetrate what we observe.

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penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot"

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verb

penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot"

verb

spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"

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Core meanings and parts of speech for interpenetrate.

verb

penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot"

verb

spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"

See also: permeate, pervade, penetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle

Example sentences

We rely on our senses to observe the world around us, and we rely on our mental faculties to interpenetrate what we observe.

The answer to "web apps or native apps" is "both", to the degree that they interpenetrate and are inseparable, and what reason is there to believe that this won't continue?Developers obviously care about their release schedules and their profit share and the backend technology underlying each and every screen on the phone, but customers don't know and they don't much care.