'Permeated' definitions:

Definition of 'Permeated'

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]

Definition of 'permeated'

From: GCIDE
  • permeated \permeated\ adj. p. p. of permeate; as, Her poems are permeated with sorrow. [WordNet 1.5] permeating

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