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permeate definition

per·meate (pʉr′mē āt′)

transitive verb permeated -·at′·ed, permeating -·at′·ing

to pass into or through and affect every part of; penetrate and spread through ink permeates blotting paper; a society that is permeated with idealism

Etymology: < L permeatus, pp. of permeare < per, through + meare, to glide, flow, pass < IE base *mei-, to go, change, wander > Czech mijeti, to pass by

intransitive verb

to spread or diffuse; penetrate: with through or among

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