The meaning of Permeate

Permeate – definition

verb
Spread throughout (something); pervade.
Usage examples:
The aroma of soup permeated the air
Synonims:
Pervade Spread through Fill Filter through Diffuse through Imbue Penetrate Pass through Percolate through Perfuse Extend throughout Be disseminated through Flow through Charge Suffuse Run thr

verb
To spread through something and be present in every part of it
Usage examples:
The smell of detergent and bleach permeated the air.

Permeate translation into English

Permeate: translate from English into Chinese

渗透, 渗入, 弥漫, 贯串, 沉浸

Permeate: translate from English into Dutch

Doordringen, Doortrekken

Permeate: translate from English into French

Pénétrer, Pénétrer dans, Se répandre, Filtrer à travers, Se pénétrer dans

Permeate: translate from English into German

Durchdringen, Dringen

Permeate: translate from English into Hindi

चूना, रिसना, घुसना, भिगोना, रसना, तर करना, छेदों में होकर जाना, आरपार निकलना, पैठना

Permeate: translate from English into Italian

Permeare, Penetrare, Diffondersi

Permeate: translate from English into Korean

스며들다, ...에 스며들다, 침투하다

Permeate: translate from English into Russian

Проникать, Пропитывать, Распространяться, Проходить сквозь

Permeate: translate from English into Spanish

Impregnar, Penetrar, Calar, Filtrarse, Extenderse, Empapar, Saturar, Propagarse

Word origin

mid 17th century: from Latin permeat- ‘passed through’, from the verb permeare, from per- ‘through’ + meare ‘pass, go’.

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Permeate – similar words

permeation

noun
The act of spreading through something and becoming present in every part of it
Usage examples:
The lake loses much of its water through permeation into the underlying sand., the next chapter of …

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permeating

verb
Spread throughout (something); pervade.
Usage examples:
The aroma of soup permeated the air

verb
Present participle of permeate
Usage examples:
Dissatisfaction with the government seems to have permeated every section of society., a foul smell…

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permeates

verb
Spread throughout (something); pervade.
Usage examples:
The aroma of soup permeated the air

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permeated

verb
Spread throughout (something); pervade.
Usage examples:
The aroma of soup permeated the air

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Permeate synonims

charge

verb
Demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied.
Usage examples:
Wedding planners may charge an hourly fee of up to £150

noun
A price asked for goods or services.
Usage examples:
Our standard charge for a letter is £25

noun
An ambassador's deputy.

All meanings and translations of Charge

fill

verb
Cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full.
Usage examples:
I filled the bottle with water

noun
An amount of something which is as much as one wants or can bear.
Usage examples:
We have eaten our fill

verb
Make full, also in a metaphorical sense

All meanings and translations of Fill

imbue

verb
Inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality).
Usage examples:
His works are invariably imbued with a sense of calm and serenity

phrasal verb
To fill something or someone with a quality or feeling
Usage examples:
Her poetry was imbued with a love of the outdoors.

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penetrate

verb
Go into or through (something), especially with force or effort.
Usage examples:
The shrapnel had penetrated his head

verb
Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance

verb
To move into or through something
Usage examples:
[ i ] the drill isn’t sharp enough to penetrate into the rock., [ t ] women have begun to penetrate…

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perfuse

verb
Permeate or suffuse with a liquid, colour, or quality.
Usage examples:
The yellow light is perfused with white

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pervade

verb
(especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of.
Usage examples:
A smell of stale cabbage pervaded the air

verb
To spread through all parts of something
Usage examples:
The influence of the early jazz musicians pervades american music.

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suffuse

verb
Gradually spread through or over.
Usage examples:
Her cheeks were suffused with colour

verb
To spread through or over something completely
Usage examples:
His voice was low and suffused with passion.

All meanings and translations of Suffuse

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