permeate
verb
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It's no surprise that permeate means "to pass through something"—it was borrowed into English in the 17th century from Latin permeatus, which comes from the prefix per- ("through") and the verb meare, meaning "to go" or "to pass." Meare itself comes from an ancient root that may have also led to Middle Welsh and Czech words meaning "to go" and "to pass," respectively. Other descendants of meare in English include permeative, permeable, meatus ("a natural body passage"), and the relatively rare irremeable ("offering no possibility of return").
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Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
The leather uppers, though not super breathable and quite stiff (at least initially), are definitely easy to clean, with no fluids permeating the surface.
—Samson McDougall, Health, 30 Oct. 2024
He was puzzled at how little data permeated her care.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
This claustrophobic series is permeated with a growing sense of dread and relies heavily on an excellent performance from Athie.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Permeate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permeate. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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