v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

v.tr.

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

v.intr.

To spread through or penetrate something.

[Latin permeāre, permeāt-, to penetrate : per-, through; see per– + meāre, to pass.]

permeant per'me·ant (-ənt) or per'me·a'tive (-ā'tĭv) adj.
permeation per'me·a'tion n.

verb

To cause to be filled, as with a particular mood or tone: charge, freight, imbue, impregnate, pervade, saturate, suffuse, transfuse. See full/empty/capacity.

1. to penetrate or pass through, as through a filter.
2. the constituents of a solution or suspension that pass through a filter.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gennemtrænge, præge, gennemsyre
v. intr. - sprede

Nederlands (Dutch)
doordringen, zich verspreiden

Français (French)
v. tr. - s'infiltrer, pénétrer dans, (fig) imprégner (idées)
v. intr. - se répandre, pénétrer dans, s'infiltrer

Deutsch (German)
v. - durchdringen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαπερνώ, διεισδύω, διαποτίζω, διαβρέχω

Italiano (Italian)
permeare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - permear, saturar, difundir-se

Русский (Russian)
пропитывать, просачиваться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - penetrar, saturar, calar, permear
v. intr. - penetrar, saturar, calar, tornarse difuso

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tränga igenom, genomsyra

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
弥漫, 充满, 渗透, 透入

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 彌漫, 充滿, 滲透
v. intr. - 透入

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 배어들다, 스며들다, 번지다
v. intr. - 충만하다, 속속들이 배다, 퍼지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - しみ通る, 浸透する, 広がる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخترق, ينفذ من‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פעפע, חלחל, חדר‬
v. intr. - ‮התפשט‬

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