permeate

«permeate» in Mova's school dictionary: To spread through every part of something: "The smell of… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (permeate, permeates, permeated, permeating)

meaning for a pupil

1) To spread through every part of something: "The smell of bread permeated the house." tree →

2) (science) To pass through a material or a membrane: "Water permeates the soil." tree →

sense 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 →
• Rainwater permeates the sandy soil quickly. tree →
• A feeling of excitement permeated the school before the holidays. tree →
• Damp permeated the walls of the old house. tree →
• Music permeated every corner of the hall. tree →
• Ink permeated the paper towel in our experiment. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «permeate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.