About The Word Permeate
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Permeate
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What's The Definition Of Permeate?
[v] penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot"
[v] spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building" [v] pass through; "Water permeates sand easily" Synonyms | Synonyms for Permeate: diffuse | filter | imbue | interpenetrate | percolate | pervade | sink in Related Terms | Find terms related to Permeate: bathe | bespread | besprinkle | breathe | brew | charge | color | crawl with | creep with | decoct | diffuse | douche | dredge | drench | drouk | dye | enter | entincture | extend throughout | fill | flavor | flush | honeycomb | imbrue | imbue | impregnate | infiltrate | infuse | ingrain | inject | instill | interfuse | interpenetrate | invade | lave | leach | leave no void | leaven | lixiviate | macerate | occupy | overrun | overspread | overswarm | penetrate | percolate | pervade | rinse | run through | saturate | season | seethe | soak | sodden | sop | souse | steep | suffuse | swarm with | teem with | temper | tincture | tinge | transfuse | wash | waterlog See Also | infiltrate | invade | penetrate | perforate | spiritise | spiritize Permeate In Webster's Dictionary \Per"me*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Permeated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Permeating}.] [L. permeatus, p. p. of permeare to
permeate; per + meare to go, pass.]
1. To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate
and pass through without causing rupture or displacement;
-- applied especially to fluids which pass through
substances of loose texture; as, water permeates sand.
--Woodward.
2. To enter and spread through; to pervade.
God was conceived to be diffused throughout the
whole world, to permeate and pervade all things.
--Cudworth.
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