v. 1 tr. penetrate throughout; pervade; saturate. 2 intr. (usu. foll. by through, among, etc.) diffuse itself. permeance n. permeant adj. permeation n. permeator n.
[ L permeare permeat- (as PER-, meare pass, go) ]
PERMEATE
Meaning of PERMEATE in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012