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# permeate

verb (permeate, permeates, permeated, permeating)

«permeate» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To spread through every part of something: "The smell of bread permeated the house." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permeate/#m1)
2. (science) To pass through a material or a membrane: "Water permeates the soil." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permeate/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, liquids and gases permeate materials like soil, rock and cloth; a permeable rock lets water through, an impermeable one does not. In stories, a smell, feeling or idea permeates a place: "Fear permeated the village." Formal word.

### Examples

- The smell of baking permeated the whole street. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permeate/#x1)
- Rainwater permeates the sandy soil quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permeate/#x2)
- A feeling of excitement permeated the school before the holidays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permeate/#x3)
- Damp permeated the walls of the old house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permeate/#x4)
- Music permeated every corner of the hall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permeate/#x5)
- Ink permeated the paper towel in our experiment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permeate/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb. Related: permeable (lets liquid through: sand, sponge), impermeable (does not: plastic, clay). Pronounced "PUR-mee-ate".

## In Jewish tradition

In science, liquids and gases permeate materials like soil, rock and cloth; a permeable rock lets water through, an impermeable one does not. In stories, a smell, feeling or idea permeates a place: "Fear permeated the village." Formal word.

### Note

Regular verb. Related: permeable (lets liquid through: sand, sponge), impermeable (does not: plastic, clay). Pronounced "PUR-mee-ate".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «permeate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permeate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«permeate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/permeate.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «permeate» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/permeate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«permeate» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/permeate.html) on Mova free.