get across vs penetrate

get across and penetrate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
get across	No	No	Yes	No
penetrate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, get across and penetrate are synonyms defined as:

get across and penetrate: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

Other synonyms of get across include click, come home, dawn, fall into place, get through, sink in.

get across (verb)	penetrate (verb)
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions	come to understand
communicate successfully	become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
travel across or pass over	pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
	insert the penis into the vagina or anus of
	spread or diffuse through
	make one's way deeper into or through
	enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members