(~s, permeating, ~d)
1.
If an idea, feeling, or attitude ~s a system or ~s society, it affects every part of it or is present throughout it.
Bias against women ~s every level of the judicial system...
An obvious change of attitude at the top will ~ through the system.
VERB: V n, V through n
2.
If something ~s a place, it spreads throughout it.
The smell of roast beef ~d the air...
Eventually, the water will ~ through the surrounding concrete.
VERB: V n, V through n