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depenetration

depenetration noun: the reverse of a process of penetration, where something or somebody withdraws or is no longer connected or embedded.

Noun

depenetration (uncountable)

  1. The reverse of a process of penetration, where something or somebody withdraws or is no longer connected or embedded.
    • If the first phase in development thinking may be referred to as penetration, the second, as its dialectical counterpart, is indigenization: an intellectual mobilization for depenetration.1990, Helena Rytövuori-Apunen, Peace Research in Scandinavia, 1959-1986, page 246
    • The social depenetration process is the mirror image of social penetration in that self-disclosure becomes less personal and less frequent.2013, Laura K. Guerrero, Peter A. Andersen, Walid A. Afifi, Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships, page 110

Origin of depenetration

From de- + penetration.

Questions about depenetration

What does depenetration mean?
Depenetration means the reverse of a process of penetration, where something or somebody withdraws or is no longer connected or embedded.
What part of speech is depenetration?
Depenetration is a noun.

Words near depenetration in the dictionary

  1. dependoparvoviruses
  2. dependovirus
  3. dependoviruses
  4. depends
  5. depends who's asking
  6. depenetration
  7. depenis
  8. depensation
  9. depensatory
  10. depeople
  11. depeopled

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