penetrate | vt 1. pierce, pass into or through, enter, menembusi; (of liquid) meresapi; (of wind) menusuk (hingga ke); (of light) melantasi: the bullet had ~d one lung, peluru tersebut telah menembusi satu drpd paru-parunya; a cold wind that ~s your very bones, angin sejuk yg menusuk hingga ke tulang-temulang; light cannot ~ a brick wall, cahaya tdk dapat melantasi tembok batu; 2. enter, make a way into or through (st) menembusi, menerobos; (unexplored area) berjaya masuk ke: our soldiers have ~d enemy territory, pasukan tentera kita telah menembusi kawasan musuh; we are hoping to ~ the British car market, kami berharap dapat menembusi pasaran kereta British; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |