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[ pur-mee-eyt ] / ˈpɜr miˌeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR permeate ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), per·me·at·ed, per·me·at·ing.to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room. to penetrate through the pores, interstices, etc., of. to be diffused through; pervade; saturate: Cynicism permeated his report. verb (used without object), per·me·at·ed, per·me·at·ing.to become diffused; penetrate. Origin of permeateFirst recorded in 1650–60; from Latin permeātus, past participle of permeāre “to pass through”; see origin at per-, meatus OTHER WORDS FROM permeateper·me·a·tion, nounper·me·a·tive, adjectiveper·me·a·tor, nounin·ter·per·me·ate, verb (used with object), in·ter·per·me·at·ed, in·ter·per·me·at·ing. non·per·me·a·tion, nounnon·per·me·a·tive, adjectiveun·per·me·at·ed, adjectiveun·per·me·at·ing, adjectiveun·per·me·a·tive, adjective Words nearby permeatepermeable, permeameter, permeance, permeant, permease, permeate, permeation, per mensem, permethrin, Permian, Permic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for permeateAs AOL evolved, this ethos of personalization began to permeate the entire user experience. We're All Still Secretly Using Our 1990s AOL Screen Names. Why?|Andrew Romano|January 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST The colors, lines, and shapes that permeate the film are truly a sight to behold. A Debate About Paul Thomas Anderson’s Movie ‘The Master’|Ramin Setoodeh, Marlow Stern|September 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST But its presence speaks to the contradictions that permeate Muslim society. Osama's Dirty Mind|Asra Q. Nomani|May 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST The New York Times editorial page does not permeate across all of America. Inside Obama's Tax-Cut Gamble|Howard Kurtz|December 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
But it seems fair to say they permeate his thinking, and past slights have not been forgotten. Inside Obama's Tax-Cut Gamble|Howard Kurtz|December 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST But a certain sweetness of the aroma of rank was beginning to permeate her republican senses. The Duke's Children|Anthony Trollope An air of excitement and mystery seemed to permeate the place. The Secret Chamber at Chad|Evelyn Everett-Green The Greek and Roman energy, thought, and character, permeate the life and soul of modern Europe. Address to the First Graduating Class of Rutgers Female College|Henry M. Pierce Every effort should be made to permeate art—dramatic, plastic, or literary—with the highest ideals of sex and parenthood. Applied Eugenics|Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson The conceptions of Darwin and Herbert Spencer permeate the new ones. Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol. 5|Various
British Dictionary definitions for permeate
verbto penetrate or pervade (a substance, area, etc)a lovely smell permeated the room to pass through or cause to pass through by osmosis or diffusionto permeate a membrane Derived forms of permeatepermeation, nounpermeative, adjectiveWord Origin for permeateC17: from Latin permeāre, from per- through + meāre to pass Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to permeatesuffuse, seep, saturate, impregnate, pervade, percolate, infuse, penetrate, steep, invade, infiltrate, imbue, pass through, drench, pierce, ingrain, soak, charge, stalk, stab Medical definitions for permeate
v.To spread or flow throughout; pervade. To pass through the openings or interstices of, as a liquid through a membrane. Other words from permeateper′me•ant (-ənt) null adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |