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   permeate

   /ˈpəːmɪeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. spread throughout (something); pervade: "the aroma of soup permeated the air" Similar pervadespread throughfillfilter throughdiffuse throughimbuepenetratepass throughpercolate throughperfuseextend throughoutbe disseminated throughflow throughchargesuffuserun throughsteepimpregnateinforminfiltratesoak throughpenetrateseep throughsaturatepercolate throughleach throughpass throughspread through

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin permeat- ‘passed through’, from the verb permeare, from per- ‘through’ + meare ‘pass, go’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. permeant adjective
   • 2. permeation noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • M

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