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- pronunciation:
- puhr
mi
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
permeates, permeating, permeated |
definition 1: |
to pass or diffuse through; penetrate.
These large molecules cannot permeate the cell membrane.- synonyms:
- penetrate
- similar words:
- diffuse, filtrate, osmose, pass through
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definition 2: |
to spread or be diffused throughout; pervade.
These ideas permeated her thoughts.- synonyms:
- penetrate, pervade
- similar words:
- charge, diffuse, fill, infect, overrun, suffuse
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related words: |
inform, invade, saturate |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to penetrate, spread, or become diffused.
- synonyms:
- diffuse, penetrate, seep
- similar words:
- infiltrate, soak, spread
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related words: |
prevail, reign |
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derivations: |
permeative (adj.), permeation (n.), permeator (n.) |
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