permeate
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Definition of permeate
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
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(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”
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verb
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(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”
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(transitive)To enter and spread through; to pervade.
“Bright sunshine permeates the room on a sunny day.”
“...it is clear that this Being itself, is what supports and surpasses, includes and permeates all other things.”
“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.”
“The old smell of dead whale permeates everything. It is a strange and curious place.”
“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.”
noun
- A watery by-product of milk production.
- Liquid that has passed through a filtration system.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
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).
Words you can make from permeate
134 playable · top: PREMEET (11 pts)
Best play premeet 11 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
12 words5-letter words
24 words4-letter words
44 words- PERM 8 pts
- PRAM 8 pts
- RAMP 8 pts
- TAMP 8 pts
- TEMP 8 pts
- APER 6 pts
- EPEE 6 pts
- MARE 6 pts
- MART 6 pts
- MATE 6 pts
- MEAT 6 pts
- MEET 6 pts
- MERE 6 pts
- META 6 pts
- METE 6 pts
- PARE 6 pts
- PART 6 pts
- PATE 6 pts
- PEAR 6 pts
- PEAT 6 pts
- PEER 6 pts
- PERE 6 pts
- PERT 6 pts
- PRAT 6 pts
- PREE 6 pts
- RAPE 6 pts
- RAPT 6 pts
- REAM 6 pts
- REAP 6 pts
- TAME 6 pts
- TAPE 6 pts
- TARP 6 pts
- TEAM 6 pts
- TEEM 6 pts
- TEPA 6 pts
- TERM 6 pts
- TRAM 6 pts
- TRAP 6 pts
- TREM 6 pts
- RATE 4 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- TARE 4 pts
- TEAR 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
3-letter words
38 words- AMP 7 pts
- MAP 7 pts
- PAM 7 pts
- APE 5 pts
- APT 5 pts
- ARM 5 pts
- EME 5 pts
- MAE 5 pts
- MAR 5 pts
- MAT 5 pts
- MET 5 pts
- PAR 5 pts
- PAT 5 pts
- PEA 5 pts
- PEE 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- PET 5 pts
- RAM 5 pts
- RAP 5 pts
- REM 5 pts
- REP 5 pts
- TAM 5 pts
- TAP 5 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
2-letter words
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