infiltrate

BrE /ˈɪnfɪltreɪt/ AmE /ˈɪnfɪltreɪt/

verb en → es

past infiltrated pp infiltrated ing infiltrating

1 ENTER/JOIN SECRETLY [transitive] B2

to secretly enter an organization or group in order to get information about it

penetrar, infiltrarse en

  • infiltrate a place/organization

Collocations infiltrate an organization · infiltrate a group

  • The spy managed to infiltrate the company.

    El espía logró infiltrarse en la empresa.

2 ENTER/JOIN [transitive] B2

to enter or join a place, group, etc., especially in order to find out information about it

entrar, infiltrarse en

  • infiltrate a place/organization

Collocations infiltrate an area · infiltrate a community

  • The activists infiltrated the protest to gather intelligence.

    Los activistas se infiltraron en la protesta para recopilar información.