infiltrate

infiltrate (something)

To surreptitiously gain access to a particular group or thing, as to monitor or affect their activities. The boss is starting to wonder if an undercover cop has infiltrated our group.
See also: infiltrate

infiltrate into (something)

To pervade or pass through a particular place or thing. Blackout curtains, man. That's the only way to keep the morning sun from infiltrating into your room.
See also: infiltrate
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

infiltrate into something

 
1. to permeate something; to filter into something. Thesoursmell infiltrated into everything in the refrigerator. The paint smell infiltrated into every room in the house.
2. and infiltrate something to penetrate a group, secretly, for the purposes of spying or influencing the activities of the group. The spy infiltrated into the enemy headquarters. They infiltrated into the government.
See also: infiltrate
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • infiltrate (something)
  • insinuate
  • insinuate (oneself) into (something)
  • insinuate oneself into
  • cop (something) from (someone or something)
  • cop from
  • cop a feel
  • cop it
  • boss lady
References in periodicals archive
The anal biopsy specimen had ulcer and adjacent nonulcerated areas with a bandlike chronic inflammatory infiltrate at the junction of the squamous epithelium and lamina propria, composed of lymphocytes and plasma cells (Figure 1, A).
Student't' test was used to evaluate the epithelium thickness and inflammatory cells infiltrate in various grades.
There is continuing controversy regarding the kind of inflammatory infiltrate present in periapical cysts.
Unfortunately, in the early stages MK can look very similar to a sterile infiltrate. MK can progress to vision loss very quickly, so it is important to identify sufferers at as early a stage as possible.
They also refused to identify the 27 gangs trying to infiltrate the ranks.
Therefore, it is necessary to either eliminate the air from the porosity or allow enough time for infiltration so that the binder can sufficiently infiltrate. Figure 1 illustrates the kinetics of infiltration and its effect on time.
The notion that the preposterous men's movement could somehow infiltrate and subvert the American business community is almost too horrifying to contemplate.
BAGHDAD (NINA) - A Popular Mobilization Force foiled on Friday an attempt to ISIS to infiltrate to northeast of Diyala.
Indian Army informed that the operation was unleashed to counter the terrorist attempt to infiltrate from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) at 02:20 hours.
Hama, SANA- Army units operating in Hama countryside conducted intense strikes against positions and the axes from which terrorist groups infiltrate towards military posts and safe villages in new breach of the de-escalation zone agreement in Idleb.
The army said in a twitter post that a suspected suicide bomber and her accomplice were arrested on Wednesday night while attempting to infiltrate the 222 Battalion defensive locations.
[06/April/2018] MEDI, April 6 (Saba) -- The heroes of the army and popular committees repulsed a wide infiltrate attempt of the aggression forces in Medi front and inflicted them dozens of killing and wounding, a military official told Saba on Thursday.
By: Egypt Today staff CAIRO -- 23 October 2017: Egypt's air force thwarted a new attempt to infiltrate the Western borders of the country, according to official statement posted Monday on the Facebook page of the military Spokesperson Tamer el-Refaey.
The three terrorists, disguised as army personnel, were trying to infiltrate into a town located in Tirkit, the largest city in Saladin province, said the source.
Sources said after the recent arrests with terrorists who managed to infiltrate being gunned down there is an increase in intelligence inputs about small terror groups being sent from across the border.