penetrate vs march on

penetrate and march on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
penetrate	No	No	Yes	No
march on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, march on is a hypernym of penetrate; that is, march on is a word with a broader meaning than penetrate:

Other hypernyms of penetrate include advance, go on, move on, pass on, progress.

penetrate (verb)	march on (verb)
come to understand	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
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