verb (-ated; -ating) 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 to spread or diffuse through , to pass through the pores or interstices of, permeative adjective
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Meaning of PERMEATE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012