permeate[verb]Synonyms: pervade, charge, fill, imbue, impregnate, infiltrate, penetrate, saturate, spread through
Related Words: invade,
imbrue,
imbue,
infiltrate,
infuse,
ingrain,
diffuse,
suffuse,
drench,
soak,
steep,
fill [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
per‧me‧ate /ˈpɜːmieɪt $ ˈpɜːr-/
verb[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of permeare 'to go through']
1. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] if liquid, gas etc permeates something, it enters it and spreads through every part of it:
The smell of diesel oil permeated the air.permeate through/into Rain permeates through the ground to add to ground water levels.2. [transitive] if ideas, beliefs, emotions etc permeate something, they are present in every part of it:
Racism continues to permeate our society. An emotional intensity permeates every one of O'Connor’s songs. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲