permeate

per·me·ate

Use permeate in a sentence

The scent of freshly baked cookies permeates the kitchen.

verb

Permeate is defined as to get into, soak into or spread throughout.

An example of permeate is when you smell baking cookies everywhere in the house.

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permeate

transitive verb

-·at·ed, -·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

Origin of permeate

from Classical Latin permeatus, past participle of permeare from per, through + meare, to glide, flow, pass from Indo-European base an unverified form mei-, to go, change, wander from source Czech mijeti, to pass by

to spread or diffuse; penetrate: with through or among

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permeate

verb

per·me·at·ed, per·me·at·ing, per·me·ates

verb

transitive

To pass through the openings or interstices of: liquid permeating a membrane.
To spread or flow throughout; pervade: “Our thinking is permeated by our historical myths” ( Freeman J. Dyson ) See Synonyms at imbue.

verb

intransitive

To spread through or penetrate something.

Origin of permeate

Latin permeāre permeāt- to penetrate per- through ; see per- . meāre to pass ; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots.

Related Forms:

per′me·ant per′me·a′tive
adjective

per′me·a′tion
noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present permeates, present participle permeating, simple past and past participle permeated)

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.
To enter and spread through; to pervade.

Noun

A watery by-product of milk production.

Origin

Latin permeÄtus, participle of permeÄre, meaning to pass through.

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permeate - Medical Definition

v.

To pass through the openings or interstices of: liquid permeating a membrane.
To spread through or penetrate something.

Related Forms:

per′me·ant (-ənt) per′me·a′tive (-ā′tĭv)
adj.

per′me·a′tion
n.

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