permeate

From Latin permeātus, participle of permeāre (“to pass through”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɜːmiˌeɪt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɝmiˌeɪ̯t/

permeate (third-person singular simple present permeates, present participle permeating, simple past and past participle permeated)

1. (transitive) To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture

   water permeates sand

2. (transitive) To enter and spread through; to pervade.
   • 1922, William Shackleton, Shackleton's diaries January 4, 1922

     The old smell of dead whale permeates everything. It is a strange and curious place.

   • 1854, Saint Anselm, translated by Sidney Norton Deane, Proslogium and Monologium/Monologium/Chapter 14

     ...it is clear that this Being itself, is what supports and surpasses, includes and permeates all other things.

permeate

1. A watery by-product of milk production.
2. Liquid that has passed through a filtration system.

• permeate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• permeate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

permeate

1. second-person plural present indicative of permeare
2. second-person plural imperative of permeare
3. feminine plural of permeato

permeāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of permeō