permeate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

per·me·ate [permeate permeates permeated permeating] BrE [ˈpɜːmieɪt] NAmE [ˈpɜːrmieɪt] verb (formal)
1. transitive, intransitive (of a liquid, gas, etc.)to spread to every part of an object or a place
•~ sth The smell of leather permeated the room.
•The air was permeated with the odour of burning rubber.
•+ adv./prep. rainwater permeating through the ground
2. transitive, intransitive (of an idea, an influence, a feeling, etc.)to affect every part of sth
•~ sth a belief that permeates all levels of society
•A feeling of unease permeates the novel.
•+ adv./prep. Dissatisfaction among the managers soon permeated down to members of the workforce.
Derived Word: ↑permeation
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Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: from Latin permeat- ‘passed through’, from the verb permeare, from per- ‘through’ + meare ‘pass, go’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  interpenetrate, percolate, sink in, filter, pervade, penetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle