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Webster 1913 Edition


Permeate

Per′me-ate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Permeated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Permeating
.]
[L.
permeatus
, p. p. of
permeare
to permeate;
per + meare
to go, pass.]
1.
To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; – applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture;
as, water
permeates
sand
.
Woodward.
2.
To enter and spread through; to pervade;
as, after the first setback, the team became
permeated
with pessimism
.
God was conceived to be diffused throughout the whole world, to
permeate
and pervade all things.
Cudworth.

Webster 1828 Edition


Permeate

PER'MEATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L.permeo; per and meo, to glide, flow, or pass.]
To pass through the pores or interstices of a body; to penetrate and pass through a substance without rupture or displacement of its parts; applied particularly to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture; as, water permeates sand or a filtering stone; light permeates glass.

Definition 2024


permeate

permeate

English

Verb

permeate (third-person singular simple present permeates, present participle permeating, simple past and past participle permeated)

  1. To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture; as, water permeates sand.
  2. To enter and spread through; to pervade.

Translations

Noun

permeate

  1. A watery by-product of milk production.

References

  • permeate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • permeate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Italian

Verb

permeate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of permeare
  2. second-person plural imperative of permeare
  3. feminine plural of permeato

Latin

Verb

permeāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of permeō