interpenetrated

Passed through each other

Interpenetrated means mutually penetrated or permeated—two or more things passing into and through each other.

The term appears in philosophy, physics, and literary criticism to describe entities that occupy the same space or thoroughly suffuse one another: Their lives had become so interpenetrated that neither could imagine existing alone.

Unlike simple mixing, interpenetration suggests complete mutual infusion.

fusion

permeated

Spread thoroughly through

pervaded · imbued · diffused · osmosis · absorption · transfusion · soaked · steeped · impregnated · instilled

overlap

intersected

Met at a point

merged · interfaced · coexisted · juxtaposed · superimposed · interacted · intermixed · comingled

intertwine

interwoven

Laced through one another

interconnected · entwined · woven · braided · meshed · latticed · threaded · knitted · netted · intermingled

Opposites
degree of mutual integration

interpenetratedseparated

Put or kept apart

segregated · isolated · compartmentalized · discrete · distinct

physical/spatial relationship

interpenetratedimpermeable

Cannot be penetrated

impenetrable · bounded · enclosed · sealed · self-contained

Family

interpenetrate, interpenetration, interpenetrating

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