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1. (v.t.) permeate
to pass into or through every part of:
sunshine permeating the room.
2. permeate
to penetrate through the pores, interstices, etc., of.
3. permeate
to be diffused through; pervade:
Bias permeated the report.
4. (v.i.) permeate
to become diffused; spread.
Etymology: (1650–60; < L permeātus, ptp. of permeāre to pass through =
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1. (verb) permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle
spread or diffuse through
"An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"
2. (verb) percolate, sink in, permeate, filter
pass through
"Water permeates sand easily"
3. (verb) interpenetrate, permeate
penetrate mutually or be interlocked
"The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot"
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| Definition of 'permeate' |
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1. (verb) permeate
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
2. (verb) permeate
to enter and spread through; to pervade
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Sense: (of a liquid, gas etc) to pass or spread into or through
The water had permeated (through/into) the soil.
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 Afrikaans: deurdring |
 Arabic: يَخْتَرِق، يَنْفُذ |
 Bulgarian: просмуквам се |
 Brazilian: penetrar |
 Czech: pronikat, prosakovat |
 German: (durch)dringen |
 Danish: gennemsyre; gennemtrænge |
 Greek: διαπερνώ, διαποτίζω |
 Spanish: penetrar |
 Estonian: läbi tungima |
 Farsi: نفوذ کردن |
 Finnish: läpäistä |
 French: s'infiltrer |
 Hebrew: לַחֲדוֹר |
 Hindi: में फैल जाना |
 Croatian: probijati, propuštati |
 Hungarian: áthatol, beszivárog |
 Indonesian: meresap |
 Icelandic: gagnsÿra, síast í gegnum |
 Italian: penetrare, diffondersi |
 Japanese: しみ通る |
 Korean: 침투하다, 골고루 스며들다 |
 Lithuanian: įsisunkti, prasisunkti, p |
 Latvian: iesūkties; iespiesties |
 Malay: meresap |
 Dutch: doordringen |
 Norwegian: gjennomsyre/-trenge |
 Polish: przesiąkać |
 Persian: نفوذ کردن |
 Pashto: ډكول ډكېد ل، نفوذ كول ، س |
 Portuguese: penetrar |
 Romanian: a se infiltra |
 Russian: пропитывать;просачиваться |
 Slovak: prenikať, presakovať |
 Slovenian: pronicati |
 Serbian: prodreti |
 Swedish: tränga igenom (in, ner i) |
 Thai: ซึมผ่าน |
 Turkish: içine geçip yayılmak |
 Taiwanese: 滲入 |
 Ukrainian: проходити крізь, просочув |
 Urdu: سرايت کرنا، نفوذ کرنا |
 Vietnamese: thấm vào |
 Chinese: 渗入 |
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