permeate
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɜːmiˌeɪt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɝmiˌeɪ̯t/
Verb
permeate (third-person singular simple present permeates, present participle permeating, simple past and past participle permeated)
- (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
- (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.
- 1922, William Shackleton, Shackleton's diaries January 4, 1922
Translations
to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement
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to enter and spread through; to pervade
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Noun
permeate
- A watery by-product of milk production.
- Liquid that has passed through a filtration system.
References
- permeate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- permeate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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