transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpər-mē-ˌāt ]
verb
( -at·ed ; -at·ing )
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
1. : to spread or diffuse through
a room permeated with tobacco smoke
2. : to pass through the pores or interstices of
• per·me·ative -ˌā-tiv adjective