"permeate" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɜːmiˌeɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɝmiˌeɪ̯t/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-permeate.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin permeātus, past participle of permeāre (“to pass through”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|la|permeātus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin permeātus, {{bor+|en|la|permeātus}} Borrowed from Latin permeātus, {{m|la|permeāre|t=to pass through}} permeāre (“to pass through”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} permeate
  1. A watery by-product of milk production.
    Sense id: en-permeate-en-noun-dow43Xol
  2. Liquid that has passed through a filtration system.
    Sense id: en-permeate-en-noun-4KJedmDD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 46 24 27

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɜːmiˌeɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɝmiˌeɪ̯t/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-permeate.wav [Southern-England] Forms: permeates [present, singular, third-person], permeating [participle, present], permeated [participle, past], permeated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin permeātus, past participle of permeāre (“to pass through”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|la|permeātus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin permeātus, {{bor+|en|la|permeātus}} Borrowed from Latin permeātus, {{m|la|permeāre|t=to pass through}} permeāre (“to pass through”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} permeate (third-person singular simple present permeates, present participle permeating, simple past and past participle permeated)
  1. (transitive) 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 Tags: transitive Translations (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement): просмуквам се (prosmukvam se) (Bulgarian), пропивам се (propivam se) (Bulgarian), 滲透 (Chinese Mandarin), 渗透 (shèntòu) (Chinese Mandarin), prosakovat [imperfective] (Czech), prolínat [imperfective] (Czech), pronikat [imperfective] (Czech), doordringen (Dutch), s’infiltrer (French), s’insinuer (French), durchsickern (German), tembus (Indonesian), permeare (Italian), 染み込む (shimikomu) (alt: しみこむ) (Japanese), تلڤ (telap) (Malay), permear (Portuguese), проса́чиваться (prosáčivatʹsja) (Russian), пропи́тывать (propítyvatʹ) (Russian), прони́зывать (pronízyvatʹ) (Russian), проника́ть (pronikátʹ) (Russian), percolar (Spanish), permear (Spanish), genomtränga (Swedish), snätk- (Tocharian B)
    Sense id: en-permeate-en-verb-GjxOFNDX Disambiguation of 'to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement': 96 4
  2. (transitive) To enter and spread through; to pervade. Tags: transitive Translations (to enter and spread through; to pervade): разпространявам се (razprostranjavam se) (Bulgarian), pronikat [imperfective] (Czech), proniknout [perfective] (Czech), imprégner (French), durchdringen (German), sich verbreiten (German), permeare (Italian), permear (Portuguese), распространя́ться (rasprostranjátʹsja) (Russian), проника́ть (pronikátʹ) (Russian), permear (Spanish), genomtränga (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-permeate-en-verb-o84iXdGF Disambiguation of 'to enter and spread through; to pervade': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: permeable, permeant, permeation, permeator

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1946 May and June, J. Alan Rannie, “The Midland of 35 Years Ago”, in Railway Magazine, page 135",
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      "word": "просмуквам се"
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      "word": "滲透"
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      "word": "渗透"
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      "word": "doordringen"
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      "sense": "to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement",
      "word": "s’infiltrer"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "s’insinuer"
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      "sense": "to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement",
      "word": "durchsickern"
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      "code": "id",
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      "sense": "to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement",
      "word": "tembus"
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      "sense": "to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement",
      "word": "permeare"
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      "word": "染み込む"
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      "word": "تلڤ"
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      "word": "permear"
    },
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      "word": "проса́чиваться"
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      "word": "пропи́тывать"
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      "word": "genomtränga"
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      "code": "txb",
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      "word": "snätk-"
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      "word": "proniknout"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to enter and spread through; to pervade",
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