penetrated

transitive verb penetrated, penetrating

1. 1. to pass into; find or force a way into or through; enter by or as by piercing
   2. to insert the penis into (the vagina or anus) of
2. to see into, or into the interior of: to penetrate the darkness
3. to have an effect throughout; spread through; permeate
4. to affect or move deeply
5. to grasp mentally; understand

Origin: < L penetratus, pp. of penetrare, to pierce into, penetrate < base of penitus, inward, far within (< penus, store of food, storeroom, sanctuary of temple of Vesta < IE base *pen-, to feed, food) + (in)trare, enter

intransitive verb

1. to make a way into or through something; pierce
2. to have a marked effect on the mind or emotions