"transmeate" meaning in English

See transmeate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: transmeates [present, singular, third-person], transmeating [participle, present], transmeated [participle, past], transmeated [past]
Etymology: From Latin transmeatus, past participle of transmeare (“to pass across”), from trans (“across, over”) + meare (“to go”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|transmeatus}} Latin transmeatus, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-verb}} transmeate (third-person singular simple present transmeates, present participle transmeating, simple past and past participle transmeated)
  1. (obsolete, rare) To pass over or beyond. Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-transmeate-en-verb-mSFfGzvy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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