Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
First attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin permeātus, perfect passive participle of permeō (“to pass through”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
permeation · permeator · permeable · impermeable · permeant
First attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin permeātus, perfect passive participle of permeō (“to pass through”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
water permeates sand
Bright sunshine permeates the room on a sunny day.
Also, much depended on an exceptional esprit de corps which permeated the whole staff, and achieved miracles of promptitude in such details as engine-changing and the marshalling of trains.1946 May and June, J. Alan Rannie, “The Midland of 35 Years Ago”, in Railway Magazine, page 135:
...it is clear that this Being itself, is what supports and surpasses, includes and permeates all other things.1854, Saint Anselm, translated by Sidney Norton Deane, Proslogium and Monologium/Monologium/Chapter 14
In the fulness of time there was an eruption of the merry-makers to the sidewalk. The uninvited guests enveloped and permeated them, and upon the night air rose joyous cries, congratulations, laughter and unclassified noises born of McGary's oblations to the hymeneal scene.1906 April, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “From the Cabby’s Seat”, in The Four Million, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co, →OCLC, page 165:
The old smell of dead whale permeates everything. It is a strange and curious place.1922 January 4, William Shackleton, Shackleton's diaries:
The do-or-die mentality gambaru permeates Japanese society, where the pursuit of a goal can carry more significance than the outcome.2020 August 24, Kaori Enjoji, “‘Do or die’ mentality brings Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to the brink”, in CNN, archived from the original on 23 May 2025:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| permeated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| permeated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| permeating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| permeates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
permeative · interpermeate · unpermeated · nonpermeated · permease · nonpermeating
bg просмуквам се (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · nl doordringen (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · ru проника́ть (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · ru проса́чиваться (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · fi päästä läpi (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · cmn 滲透 /渗透 (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · cs pronikat (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · it permeare (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · fi kulkeutua läpi (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · ru проника́ть (to enter and spread through; to pervade) · cs proniknout (to enter and spread through; to pervade) · fi tunkeutua läpi (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · de sich verbreiten (to enter and spread through; to pervade) · pt permear (to enter and spread through; to pervade) · ja 染み込む (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · os хъарын (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · id tembus (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · hy տարածվե (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · txb snätk- (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · fr s'infiltrer (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · es permear (to enter and spread through; to pervade) · fr imprégner (to enter and spread through; to pervade) · cmn 彌漫 /弥漫 (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · bg пропивам се (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · ru прони́зывать (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · sv genomtränga (to enter and spread through; to pervade) · pt permear (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · lt sunktis (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · sv genomtränga (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · cs prosakovat (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · fi vuotaa läpi (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · ms تلڤ (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · de durchdringen (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · ru распространя́ться (to enter and spread through; to pervade) · hy թափանցել (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · cs prolínat (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · ru пропи́тывать (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · cs pronikat (to enter and spread through; to pervade) · bg разпространявам се (to enter and spread through; to pervade) · fr s'insinuer (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · it permeare (to enter and spread through; to pervade) · lt prasisunkti (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · de durchdringen (to enter and spread through; to pervade) · de durchsickern (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · fi läpäistä (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement) · es permear (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)