kũingĩra

v.

1. enter, penetrate, infiltrate. Enter, penetrate, infiltrate. To go into or pass through; in agriculture, commonly describes how pathogens (fungi, bacteria, viruses) enter plants or animals through wounds or natural openings, or how substances infiltrate tissues.

Example: Fungus ĩhotaga kũingĩra thĩinĩ wa mĩmera kũhĩtũkĩra ironda irĩ honge-inĩ na itina-inĩ. Fungus ĩtheremagĩra thĩiniĩ wa mũtĩ na ĩkagiria maaĩ kũhetũka na nĩũndũ ũcio mĩmera ĩyo ĩkahoha. (The fungus enters the plant through wounds on the stem and roots. The fungus grows inside the plant and blocks the movement of water up the plant.); Guthũka kwa ini - acidi nyingĩ thĩinĩ wa nda nĩirehaga tũronda twa nda. Nĩũndũ ũyũ, njamuthi mũthemba wa bacteria nĩihotaga kũingĩra thakame-inĩ na igagũthũkia ini. (Ulcers, liver abscesses—High levels of acid in the rumen also cause ulcers, allowing bacteria to infiltrate the blood and causing liver abscesses, which are seen at post-mortem.); Mori ĩngĩheo irio nyingĩ cia hinya, mũkamo ndũkuraga wega niũndũ wa maguta kũingĩra nyondo-inĩ na no yage kũruta iria wega ihinda rĩakinya rĩa gũkamwo. (Feeding heifers too much energy leads to fat infiltrating the mammary glands, inhibiting development of secretory tissue, thus reducing milk yield.)