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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
sandWoodward.
2.
To enter and spread through; to pervade;
as, after the first setback, the team became
. permeated
with pessimismGod was conceived to be diffused throughout the whole world, to
permeate
and pervade all things. Cudworth.
Webster 1828 Edition
Permeate
PER'MEATE
,Verb.
T.
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.