(ŕ travers)
(Irregular preterit, past participle: crept).
1. To cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices.
2. To join a group in order to spy on the members.
3. To pass through an enemy-line; in a military conflict; SYN. pass through.
1. To spread or diffuse through; SYN. pervade, diffuse, imbue.
2. Diffuse through.
ETYM as. sîpan to distill.
To pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings; SYN. ooze.