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   infiltration

   /ˌɪnf(ɪ)lˈtreɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of entering or gaining access to an organization or place surreptitiously, especially in order to acquire secret information or cause damage: "the army fenced parts of the border in an effort to stop militant infiltration"
   • ▪ the spread of a tumour, cells, etc. into a tissue or organ: "swelling of the lymph nodes due to infiltration of cancerous cells"
   • 2. permeation of a liquid into something by filtration: "improved water infiltration into the soil"
   • 3. the process of gradually permeating or becoming a part of something: "the gradual infiltration of Boyce's music into the national consciousness"

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