· become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
Synonym(s): click, get_through, dawn, come_home, get_across, penetrate, fall_into_place
· pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"
Synonym(s): percolate, permeate, filter
Hypernym(s): penetrate, perforate