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overpenetrate

/ˌoʊvɚˈpɛnətɹeɪt/

overpenetrate verb: to pass completely through a target and out the other side, potentially striking another person or object located further downrange.

Verb

overpenetrate (third-person singular simple present overpenetrates, present participle overpenetrating, simple past and past participle overpenetrated)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To pass completely through a target and out the other side, potentially striking another person or object located further downrange.

Antonyms of overpenetrate

  • underpenetrate

Forms of overpenetrate

third-person singular presentoverpenetrates
present participleoverpenetrating
past participleoverpenetrated
pastoverpenetrated

Origin of overpenetrate

From over- + penetrate.

Words formed from overpenetrate

Questions about overpenetrate

What does overpenetrate mean?
Overpenetrate means to pass completely through a target and out the other side, potentially striking another person or object located further downrange.
What part of speech is overpenetrate?
Overpenetrate is a verb.
How do you pronounce overpenetrate?
Overpenetrate is pronounced /ˌoʊvɚˈpɛnətɹeɪt/ (US).
What is the past tense of overpenetrate?
The past tense of overpenetrate is overpenetrated.

Words near overpenetrate in the dictionary

  1. overpenalization
  2. overpenalize
  3. overpenalized
  4. overpenalizes
  5. overpenalizing
  6. overpenetrate
  7. overpenetrated
  8. overpenetrates
  9. overpenetrating
  10. overpenetration
  11. overpensive

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