v.
Pronunciation: ' p ə r-m ē - ˌ ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
Etymology: Latin permeatus, past participle of permeare, from per- through + meare to go, passive; akin to Middle Welsh mynet to go, Czech míjet to passive
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 \ - ˌ ā -tiv \ adjective