Definitions and Examples of penetrate, enter
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
To pass into or through something; pierce or permeate.
Example
The bullet was able to penetrate the armor and injure the soldier.
To come or go into a place.
Example
Please knock before you enter the room.
Key Differences: penetrate vs enter
- 1Penetrate is used when something passes through or pierces a surface, while impenetrate is used when something cannot be penetrated or passed through.
- 2Enter is used when someone goes into a place, while impenetrate is used when something cannot be entered or accessed.
Effective Usage of penetrate, enter
- 1Science: Use penetrate in scientific contexts to describe the process of passing through a surface or membrane.
- 2Security: Use impenetrate in security contexts to describe something that cannot be breached or accessed.
- 3Directions: Use enter in giving directions to describe the act of going into a place.
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Remember this!
The antonyms of impenetrate are penetrate and enter. Use penetrate to describe the process of passing through a surface or membrane, use impenetrate in security contexts to describe something that cannot be breached or accessed, and use enter in giving directions to describe the act of going into a place.
