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Concept: Penetrate

System documentation


Superconcept: Action

Definition: An agent penetrates a barrier in two steps. First, it Breaches the Barrier, creating a portal through it. Second, the agent moves through (i.e. Traverses) the portal, thereby passing through the barrier.

Required Relationships:

agent: causes the penetration and passes through the barrier
object: the barrier

Subevents:

Breach: the agent Breaks the barrier, creating a portal through it
Traverse: the agent Moves through the portal

Subevent Order:

Breach then Traverse

Examples:

  1. The burglar broke through the skylight.
    agent: the burglar
    object: the skylight
  2. The burglar broke through the skylight and went into the house.
    agent: the burglar
    object: the skylight
    Traverse:
    destination: inside the house
  3. The burglar broke through the skylight with a hammer.
    agent: the burglar
    object: the skylight
    Breach:
    instrument: a hammer

Neighboring Concepts:

Similar to...But different because...
Enter both Enter and Penetrate involve moving into an enclosure. However, Penetrate involves "breaking in".
Breach Penetrate is more than Breach. While Breach creates a portal in an enclosure, Penetrate Traverses through that portal to Enter the enclosure.
Traverse Penetrate is more than Traverse. While Traverse moves through a portal to Enter an enclosure, Penetrate includes first Breaching the enclosure.