verb (formal)
1 (of a liquid, gas, etc.) to spread to every part of an object or a place:
[VN] The smell of leather permeated the room. * The air was permeated with the odour of burning rubber. * [V+adv./prep.] rainwater permeating through the ground
2 (of an idea, an influence, a feeling, etc.) to affect every part of sth:
[VN] a belief that permeates all levels of society * A feeling of unease permeates the novel. * [V+adv./prep.] Dissatisfaction among the managers soon permeated down to members of the workforce.
permeation noun [U] (formal)
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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