per·me·ate 
(pûrmē-āt′)
(pûrmē-āt′)v. per·me·at·ed, per·me·at·ing, per·me·ates
v.tr.
1. To pass through the openings or interstices of: liquid permeating a membrane.
2. To spread or flow throughout; pervade: "Our thinking is permeated by our historical myths" (Freeman J. Dyson). See Synonyms at imbue.
v.intr.
To spread through or penetrate something.
[Latin permeāre, permeāt-, to penetrate : per-, through; see PER- + meāre, to pass; see mei-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
perme·ant (-ənt), perme·a′tive (-ā′tĭv) adj.
per′me·ation n.
- Indo-European root: leu(ə)-
- Indo-European root: lē-
- Indo-European root: līk-
- Indo-European root: lī̆no-
- Indo-European root: lūs-
- Indo-European root: mag-
- Indo-European root: magh-
- Indo-European root: maghu-
- Indo-European root: man-
- Indo-European root: man-
- Indo-European root: marko-
- Indo-European root: me-
- Indo-European root: me-
- Indo-European root: med-
- Indo-European root: medhu-
- Indo-European root: medhyo-
- Indo-European root: meg-
- Indo-European root: mei-
- Indo-European root: mei-
- Indo-European root: meigh-
- Indo-European root: meik-
- Indo-European root: mei-no-
- Indo-European root: mel-
- Indo-European root: mel-
- Indo-European root: mel-