permeate
English Thesaurus
1. penetrate mutually or be interlocked (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | penetrate, perforate, |
| definition | : | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | invade, |
| definition | : | penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way (verb.contact) |
2. spread or diffuse through (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | penetrate, perforate, |
| definition | : | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance (verb.contact) |
3. pass through (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | penetrate, perforate, |
| definition | : | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | infiltrate, |
| definition | : | pass into or through by filtering or permeating (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | infiltrate, |
| definition | : | cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices (verb.motion) |
4. penetrate mutually or be interlocked (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | interpenetration, |
| definition | : | the action of penetrating between or among (noun.act) |
5. spread or diffuse through (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | diffuser, diffusor, |
| definition | : | optical device that distributes the light of a lamp evenly (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | diffuser, diffusor, |
| definition | : | baffle that distributes sound waves evenly (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | penetrating, penetrative, |
| definition | : | tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing (adj.all) |
6. pass through (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | filtration, |
| definition | : | the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | filtration, |
| definition | : | the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | infiltration, percolation, |
| definition | : | the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium (noun.process) |
7. penetrate mutually or be interlocked (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | interpenetration, |
| definition | : | the action of penetrating between or among (noun.act) |
8. spread or diffuse through (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | diffuser, diffusor, |
| definition | : | optical device that distributes the light of a lamp evenly (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | diffuser, diffusor, |
| definition | : | baffle that distributes sound waves evenly (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | penetrating, penetrative, |
| definition | : | tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing (adj.all) |
9. pass through (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | filtration, |
| definition | : | the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | filtration, |
| definition | : | the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | infiltration, percolation, |
| definition | : | the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium (noun.process) |
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