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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Permeate \Per"me*ate\, v. 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 sand.
      --Woodward.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To enter and spread through; to pervade; as, after the
      first setback, the team became permeated with pessimism.
      [1913 Webster]

            God was conceived to be diffused throughout the
            whole world, to permeate and pervade all things.
                                                  --Cudworth.
      [1913 Webster]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
permeated \permeated\ adj.
   p. p. of permeate; as, Her poems are permeated with sorrow.
   [WordNet 1.5] permeating

Thesaurus Results for Permeated:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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