permeate

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin permeātus, past participle of permeāre (“to pass through”).

verb

  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
    water permeates sand
  2. (transitive) To enter and spread through; to pervade.
    ...it is clear that this Being itself, is what supports and surpasses, includes and permeates all other things. 1854, Saint Anselm, translated by Sidney Norton Deane, Proslogium and Monologium/Monologium/Chapter 14
    The old smell of dead whale permeates everything. It is a strange and curious place. January 4 1922, William Shackleton, Shackleton's diaries
    Also, much depended on an exceptional esprit de corps which permeated the whole staff, and achieved miracles of promptitude in such details as engine-changing and the marshalling of trains. 1946 May and June, J. Alan Rannie, “The Midland of 35 Years Ago”, in Railway Magazine, page 135

noun

  1. A watery by-product of milk production.
  2. Liquid that has passed through a filtration system.

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