Category:Interpenetrate

In`ter*pen"e*trate, v. t.

Defn: To penetrate between or within; to penetrate mutually. It interpenetrates my granite mass. Shelley.

interpenetrate In`ter*pen"e*trate, v. i.

Defn: To penetrate each the other; to penetrate between bodies or their parts. Interpenetrating molding (Arch.), in late Gothic architecture, a decoration by means of moldings which seem to pass through solid uprights, transoms, or other members; often, two sets of architectural members penetrating one another, in appearance, as if both had been plastic when they were put together.