permeate: meaning and definitions

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What is permeate?

What is permeate?

  • To spread or flow throughout; pervade: "Our thinking is permeated by our historical myths” ( Freeman J. Dyson). See Synonyms at charge.
  • To pass through the openings or interstices of: liquid permeating a membrane.
  • To spread through or penetrate something.

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