PERMEATE


Meaning of PERMEATE in English

v.

1. tr. penetrate throughout; pervade; saturate.

2 intr. (usu. foll. by through, among, etc.) diffuse itself.

Derivatives:

permeance n. permeant adj. permeation n. permeator n.

Etymology: L permeare permeat- (as PER-, meare pass, go)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.