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permeated

[pur-mee-eyt]

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verb (used with object)

to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.

to penetrate through the pores, interstices, etc., of.

to be diffused through; pervade; saturate: Cynicism permeated his report.

verb (used without object)

to become diffused; penetrate.

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Origin:
1650–60; < Latin permeātus past participle of permeāre to pass through. See per-, meatus

Related forms

per·me·a·tion, noun

per·me·a·tive, adjective

per·me·a·tor, noun

in·ter·per·me·ate, verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.

non·per·me·a·tion, noun

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non·per·me·a·tive, adjective

un·per·me·at·ed, adjective

un·per·me·at·ing, adjective

un·per·me·a·tive, adjective

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Example Sentences

The sickening stench of burned plastic permeated the air.

The law has permeated almost every aspect of higher education.

They have developed a stacked processor permeated by a network of channels.

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The sickening stench of burned plastic permeated the air.

The law has permeated almost every aspect of higher education.

They have developed a stacked processor permeated by a network of channels.

When the fabric is placed in a dye vat, the color will not permeate the areas that have been permeated with wax.

Simply, some ancient societies were so permeated with idolatry that everyday words also had a religious coloration.

But others are permeated with religion and eschew licensed counselors altogether.

Madoff's wealth and reputation permeated high society.

Eighteen-year-olds have seen their lives permeated by social media for almost a decade.

They have developed a stacked processor that is permeated by a network of channels.

Everything was permeated by that end-of-the-world smell of burning garbage.

His presence permeated our souls and will do so eternally.

Misgivings about the effectiveness of credit derivatives during times of financial stress have permeated through to regulators.

His kindness and warmth permeated all of his relationships, and his character and integrity embraced us all.

In fact, rationality had permeated confucianism from the day of its birth and through its developement in history.

The lives of serpents are exquisitely permeated by chemical phenomena.

Now the political parties have permeated the whole of the society.

Her kindness and warmth permeated all of her relationships and her character and integrity embraced us all.

Along with all the sparkle, though, the job of the corporate head is permeated with almost unending stress.

It was undeniable that drugs had permeated sports to their highest level and that sporting officials were lagging far behind.

By any name, his influence permeated the music that.

In the first few microseconds after the big bang, the universe was permeated by a state of matter called the quark-gluon plasma.

Even those negative aspects couldn't quell the sense of geek brotherhood that permeated the biggest incarnation thus far.

From his mouth came an unending cloud of aromatic smoke that permeated the reception hall.

Take the corruption: it exist, but so far has not permeated at the levels seen in many south american countries.

I've been told not to eat food that has a little mold on it because the mold has permeated throughout.

The latest plot twist in romance novels reflects a real-life trend that has permeated popular culture:.

But such art exists, and some of it movingly incorporates the contradictions that permeated that era.

The fumes permeated the city, particularly the riverfront area, day and night.

The parts of the plane were scattered beneath trees, shrubs and rocks, and the smell of jet fuel permeated the air.

Those flaws, they said, included an arrogance and aggressiveness that permeated the company.

Such talk makes perfect sense in a country permeated by a culture of beauty.

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Word Origin & History

permeate

1650s, from L. permeat-, pp. stem of permeare "to pass through" (see permeable).

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Medical Dictionary

permeate per·me·ate (pûr'mē-āt')
v. per·me·at·ed, per·me·at·ing, per·me·ates

To spread or flow throughout; pervade.
To pass through the openings or interstices of, as a liquid through a membrane.

n. (-ĭt, -āt')
One that can permeate.

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

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"There are ancient and modern poems which breathe, in their entirety and in every detail, the divine breath of irony. In such poems there lives a real transcendental buffoonery. Their interior is permeated by the mood which surveys everything and rises infinitely above everything limited, even above the poet's own art, virtue, and genius; and their exterior form by the histrionic style of an ordinary good Italian buffo."

-Friedrich Von Schlegel

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