noyauter

Senses

1. 1.

   to core (a fruit)

   to remove the stone or pit from fruit such as cherries or olives

2. 2.

   to infiltrate

   to secretly place operatives within an organization to manipulate or undermine it from within

Examples

• "Elle noyaute les cerises avant de les mettre en confiture."

  She cores the cherries before turning them into jam.

• "Des agents ont tenté de noyauter le syndicat."

  Agents attempted to infiltrate the union.

• "Les services secrets ont noyauté cette cellule politique."

  The secret services infiltrated that political cell.

Usage

Primarily a formal or technical verb. The fruit sense is culinary; the infiltration sense is used in political, security, or organizational contexts. Both senses derive from "noyau" (kernel/core/nucleus).