infiltrate-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: pass into by penetrating or permeating

Examples:
His fibs have infiltrated the media.
Retinoblastoma has infiltrated the optic nerve.
How likely is it that mold will infiltrate a gas central heating system?
'Smart' technologies will infiltrate the natural environment.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3

Sense Number 2: unobtrusively enter a group or organization to spy or subvert it

Examples:
An undercover British agent infiltrated the group.
In October they infiltrated the Point Carbon conference to oppose carbon-trading.
They were convinced that communists had infiltrated the CBC.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: infiltrate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: pass through an enemy line

Examples:
During the war, elite Israel Defense Forces troops infiltrated the area repeatedly.
Sri Lankan troops infiltrated separatist Tamil rebel territory in the embattled north.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4