doordringen

Definitions of doordringen
  1. verb
    pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
    synonyms: penetreren
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    afgeven, encanailleren, indringen, inlaten
    enter briefly
    binnenglippen, binnenloodsen, binnensluipen, inkruipen
    enter surreptitiously
    doortrekken, penetreren
    spread or diffuse through
    doorboren, doorsteken, geperforeerd, opensteken, perforeren
    make a hole into
    opensteken
    penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
    boren
    cut or make a way through
    banen
    force a way through
    doortrekken, filteren, penetreren
    pass through
    badderen, baden, onderdompelen
    thrust or throw into
    bestormen, forceren, kraken, openbreken, stormlopen
    take by force
    doorschieten, doorzeven
    pierce with many holes
    opbreken
    attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
    boren, doorboren, drevelen, geperforeerd, perforeren, ponsen, stansen
    make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
    doorboren, geperforeerd, perforeren
    stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
    bijten, happen
    deliver a sting to
    onderdompelen
    immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
    doordrenken
    be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid
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    binnengaan, binnenkomen, buigen, duiken, ingaan, inkomen, instappen, opstappen, verdiepen
    to come or go into
  2. verb
    spread or diffuse through
    synonyms: doortrekken, penetreren
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    penetreren
    pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
  3. verb
    penetrate
    synonyms: doorkomen, doorstoten
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    opdoemen, verschijnen, vertonen
    come into sight or view
  4. verb
    pass through
    synonyms: doortrekken, filteren, penetreren
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    type of:
    penetreren
    pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
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