PERMEATE


Meaning of PERMEATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpər-mē-ˌāt ]

verb

( -at·ed ; -at·ing )

Etymology: Latin permeatus, past participle of permeare, from per- through + meare to go, pass; akin to Middle Welsh mynet to go, Czech míjet to pass

Date: 1656

intransitive verb

: to diffuse through or penetrate something

transitive verb

1. : to spread or diffuse through

a room permeated with tobacco smoke

2. : to pass through the pores or interstices of

• per·me·ative -ˌā-tiv adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.