B2verb · transitive · rare

permeate

permeate · permeates · permeated · permeating

запліднити, запліднювати

проникать, распространяться, просачиваться, пронизывать

durchdringen, sich verbreiten, durchsickern

To pass through the pores or interstices ofTo pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture

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UK/ˈpɜːmiˌeɪt/US/ˈpɝmiˌeɪ̯t/

» A bad smell permeated the room.

Ein übler Geruch durchdrang den Raum.

Неприятный запах пронизывал комнату.

Сморід поширився по кімнаті.

Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture
water permeates sand
durchsickern, durchdringen
проса́чиватьсяprosáčivatʹsja, пропи́тыватьpropítyvatʹ, прони́зыватьpronízyvatʹ
(transitive)To enter and spread through; to pervade.
Bright sunshine permeates the room on a sunny day.
durchdringen, sich verbreiten
распространя́тьсяrasprostranjátʹsja, проника́тьpronikátʹ
spread or diffuse through

Examples

14 sentences

A bad smell permeated the room.
Сморід поширився по кімнаті.
ruНеприятный запах пронизывал комнату.
deEin übler Geruch durchdrang den Raum.
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Tom permeated our lives.
Том сповнив сенсом наше життя.
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Information processing permeates all aspects of life.
ruОбработка информации пронизывает все стороны жизни.
deDie Informationsverarbeitung durchdringt alle Aspekte des Lebens.
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The scent of stock flowers permeated the gazebo.
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Everything here is permeated by the spirit of history.
ruЗдесь всё насквозь пропитано духом истории.
deHier ist alles vom Geist der Geschichte durchdrungen.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement:

to enter and spread through; to pervade:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement:

to enter and spread through; to pervade:

Origin

First attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin permeātus, perfect passive participle of perme

First attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin permeātus, perfect passive participle of permeō (“to pass through”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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