'Permeate' definitions:
Definition of 'permeate'
From: WordNet
verb
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" [syn: permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle]
verb
verb
Penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot" [syn: interpenetrate, permeate]
Definition of 'Permeate'
From: GCIDE
- Permeate \Per"me*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Permeated; p. pr. & vb. n. Permeating.] [L. permeatus, p. p. of permeare to permeate; per + meare to go, pass.]
- 1. 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. --Woodward. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To enter and spread through; to pervade; as, after the first setback, the team became permeated with pessimism. [1913 Webster]
- God was conceived to be diffused throughout the whole world, to permeate and pervade all things. --Cudworth. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'permeate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bathe,
- bespread,
- besprinkle,
- breathe,
- brew,
- charge,
- color,
- crawl with,
- creep with,
- decoct,
- diffuse,
- douche,
- dredge,
- drench,
- drouk,
- dye,
- enter,
- entincture,
- extend throughout,
- fill,
- flavor,
- flush,
- honeycomb,
- imbrue,
- imbue,
- impregnate,
- infiltrate,
- infuse,
- ingrain,
- inject,
- instill,
- interfuse,
- interpenetrate,
- invade,
- lave,
- leach,
- leave no void,
- leaven,
- lixiviate,
- macerate,
- occupy,
- overrun,
- overspread,
- overswarm,
- penetrate,
- percolate,
- pervade,
- rinse,
- run through,
- saturate,
- season,
- seethe,
- soak,
- sodden,
- sop,
- souse,
- steep,
- suffuse,
- swarm with,
- teem with,
- temper,
- tincture,
- tinge,
- transfuse,
- wash,
- waterlog