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permeation

[pur-mee-eyt]

per·me·ate

[pur-mee-eyt] verb, per·me·at·ed, per·me·at·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
2.
to penetrate through the pores, interstices, etc., of.
3.
to be diffused through; pervade; saturate: Cynicism permeated his report.
verb (used without object)
4.
to become diffused; penetrate.

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Permeation is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

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

per·me·a·tion, noun
per·me·a·tive, adjective
per·me·a·tor, noun
in·ter·per·me·ate, verb (used with object), in·ter·per·me·at·ed, in·ter·per·me·at·ing.
non·per·me·a·tion, noun
EXPAND
non·per·me·a·tive, adjective
un·per·me·at·ed, adjective
un·per·me·at·ing, adjective
un·per·me·a·tive, adjective
COLLAPSE
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World English Dictionary
permeate (ˈpɜːmɪˌeɪt)
 
vb
1.  to penetrate or pervade (a substance, area, etc): a lovely smell permeated the room
2.  to pass through or cause to pass through by osmosis or diffusion: to permeate a membrane
 
[C17: from Latin permeāre, from per- through + meāre to pass]
 
perme'ation
 
n
 
'permeative
 
adj

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permeation per·me·a·tion (pûr'mē-ā'shən)
n.
The process of spreading through or penetrating, as in the extension of a malignant neoplasm by continuous proliferation of the cells along the blood or lymph vessels.

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