| RETRATING | • retrating v. Present participle of retrate. • RETRATE v. (Spenser) to retreat, also RETRAICT, RETRAIT, RETRAITE. |
| IMPETRATING | • impetrating v. Present participle of impetrate. • IMPETRATE v. to obtain by entreaty, request or prayer. |
| IMPETRATION | • impetration n. (Obsolete) The act of impetrating, or obtaining by petition or entreaty. • impetration n. (Obsolete, UK, law) The obtaining of benefice from Rome by solicitation, which benefice belonged to… • IMPETRATION n. seeking by entreaty. |
| IMPETRATIVE | • impetrative adj. (Obsolete) Of the nature of impetration; getting, or tending to get, by entreaty. • IMPETRATIVE adj. relating to impetration, also IMPETRATORY. |
| PENETRATING | • penetrating adj. Able to pierce or penetrate. • penetrating adj. Demonstrating acute or keen understanding. • penetrating v. Present participle of penetrate. |
| PENETRATION | • penetration n. The act of penetrating something. • penetration n. Specifically, the insertion of the penis (or similar object) during sexual intercourse. • penetration n. The act of penetrating a given situation with the mind or faculties; perception, discernment. |
| PENETRATIVE | • penetrative adj. That can or does physically penetrate something; piercing, penetrating. • penetrative adj. Displaying insight or discrimination; acute; penetrating. • penetrative adj. (Sports) That can penetrate opposition defences. |
| IMPETRATIONS | • impetrations n. Plural of impetration. • IMPETRATION n. seeking by entreaty. |
| PENETRATIONS | • penetrations n. Plural of penetration. • PENETRATION n. the act of penetrating. |
| PERPETRATING | • perpetrating v. Present participle of perpetrate. • PERPETRATE v. to bring about or carry out, as a crime or deception. |
| PERPETRATION | • perpetration n. The act of perpetrating. • perpetration n. Something (such as a crime) that is perpetrated. • PERPETRATION n. the act of perpetrating. |
| IMPENETRATING | • impenetrating v. Present participle of impenetrate. • IMPENETRATE v. to penetrate thoroughly. |
| IMPENETRATION | • IMPENETRATION n. thorough penetration. |
| PENETRATINGLY | • penetratingly adv. In a penetrating manner. • PENETRATING adv. PENETRATE, to thrust or force a way into the inside of. |
| PENETRATIVELY | • penetratively adv. In a penetrating manner. • PENETRATIVE adv. tending to penetrate. |
| PERPETRATIONS | • perpetrations n. Plural of perpetration. • PERPETRATION n. the act of perpetrating. |
| IMPENETRATIONS | • IMPENETRATION n. thorough penetration. |
| PENETRATIVENESS | • penetrativeness n. The quality of being penetrative. • PENETRATIVENESS n. the state of being penetrative. |