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permeate
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per·me·ate  (pûrm-t)
v. per·me·at·ed, per·me·at·ing, per·me·ates
v.tr.
1. To spread or flow throughout; pervade: "Our thinking is permeated by our historical myths" (Freeman J. Dyson). See Synonyms at charge.
2. To pass through the openings or interstices of: liquid permeating a membrane.
v.intr.
To spread through or penetrate something.

[Latin permere, permet-, to penetrate : per-, through; see per- + mere, to pass; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots.]

perme·ant (-nt), perme·ative (-tv) adj.
perme·ation n.

permeate [ˈpɜːmɪˌeɪt]
vb
1. to penetrate or pervade (a substance, area, etc.) a lovely smell permeated the room
2. (Chemistry) to pass through or cause to pass through by osmosis or diffusion to permeate a membrane
[from Latin permeāre, from per- through + meāre to pass]
permeation  n
permeative  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.permeate - 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"
penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"
spiritise, spiritize - imbue with a spirit
2.permeate - pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"
penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"
infiltrate - pass into or through by filtering or permeating; "the substance infiltrated the material"
infiltrate - cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
3.permeate - penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot"
invade - penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way; "The cancer had invaded her lungs"
penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"

permeate
verb
1. infiltrate, fill, pass through, pervade, filter through, spread through, diffuse throughout Bias against women permeates every level of the judicial system.
2. pervade, saturate, charge, fill, pass through, penetrate, infiltrate, imbue, filter through, spread through, impregnate, seep through, percolate, soak through, diffuse throughout The water will eventually permeate through the surrounding concrete.
Translations
permeate [ˈpɜːmɪeɪt]
A. VT
1. [liquid] → penetrar, impregnar; [smell] → impregnar; [substance, chemical] → penetrar
to be permeated withestar impregnado de
2. (fig) [ideology, corruption] → estar presente en
this way of thinking permeates all areas of societyesta forma de pensar está presente en or impregna todos los niveles sociales
B. VI
1. to permeate through sth [liquid] → penetrar a través de algo, impregnar algo; [smell] → impregnar algo; [substance, chemical] → penetrar a través de algo
2. (fig) [ideology, corruption] → extenderse, propagarse (through por)

permeate [ˈpɜːrmieɪt] vt
[damp, water] → s'infiltrer dans
[ideas] → s'infiltrer dans
The fear of bureaucracy permeates their thoughts → La peur de la bureaucratie s'infiltre dans leurs esprits.
permeate through
vt fus
[+ soil, rock] → s'infiltrer dans
[+ system, consciousness] → infiltrer
It takes a long time for such ideas to permeate through people's consciousness → De telles idées mettent longtemps à infiltrer les consciences.

permeate
vt (lit, fig)durchdringen
vidringen (→ into in +acc, → through durch)

permeate [ˈpɜːmɪˌeɪt]
1. vt (gen) → filtrare attraverso (Tech) → permeare; (subj, smell) → pervadere (fig) (ideas) → diffondersi in
permeated with → impregnato/a di
2. vifiltrare (fig) → diffondersi

permeate
v permeate [ˈpəːmieit]
(of a liquid, gas etc) to pass or spread into or through The water had permeated (through/into) the soil. deurdring يَخْتَرِق، يَنْفُذ просмуквам се pronikat, prosakovat gennemsyre; gennemtrænge (durch)dringen διαπερνώ, διαποτίζω penetrar läbi tungima نفوذ کردن läpäistä s'infiltrer לַחֲדוֹר में फैल जाना probijati,propuštati áthatol, beszivárog meresap gagnsÿra, síast í gegnum penetrare, diffondersi しみ通る 침투하다, 골고루 스며들다 įsisunkti, prasisunkti, prasiskverbti iesūkties; iespiesties meresap doordringen gjennomsyre/-trenge przesiąkać penetrar a se infil­tra пропитывать;просачиваться prenikať, presakovať pronicati prodreti tränga igenom (in, ner i), genomsyra ซึมผ่าน içine geçip yayılmak 滲入 проходити крізь, просочуватися سرايت کرنا، نفوذ کرنا thấm vào


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It is believed that permeations were not only affected by molecular weight of drug but also by its electrical polarity.
Tinariwen appear just as they do in their pictures underneath wide desert skies wearing robes and head-dresses and in different permeations of their eight musicians.
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