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Permeate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Permeate has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

A watery by-product of milk production.

Verb
1

spread or diffuse through

"An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"

"music penetrated the entire building"

"His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"

2

pass through

"Water permeates sand easily"

3

penetrate mutually or be interlocked

"The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot"

4

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

Example Sentences
"An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration" verb
"music penetrated the entire building" verb
"His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks" verb
"Water permeates sand easily" verb
"The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
penetrate
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
spiritize infiltrate invade
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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