| VERB | contact | permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle | spread or diffuse through |
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| contact | permeate, percolate, sink in, filter | pass through | |
| contact | permeate, interpenetrate | penetrate mutually or be interlocked |
| Sounds | per'miyey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Spread or diffuse through. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration" | |
| Synonyms | pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle | |
| Narrower | spiritize, spiritise | imbue with a spirit / spirit / spirit / spirit |
| Broader | penetrate, perforate | Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
| Spanish | difundirse, extenderse, permear | |
| Adjectives | permeant, permeative | spreading or spread throughout |
| Nouns | permeation | mutual penetration |
| permeation | the process of permeating / permeating / permeating or infusing something with a substance | |
| Meaning | Pass through. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "Water permeates sand easily" | |
| Synonyms | percolate, sink in, filter | |
| Caused by | percolate | Cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent |
| Narrower | infiltrate | Cause (a liquid / liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices |
| infiltrate | Pass into or through by filtering or permeating | |
| Broader | penetrate, perforate | Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
| Spanish | filtrarse | |
| Adjectives | permeant | spreading or spread throughout |
| Nouns | permeation | the process of permeating / permeating / permeating or infusing something with a substance |
| Meaning | penetrate mutually or be interlocked. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | interpenetrate | |
| Narrower | invade | penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way |
| Broader | penetrate, perforate | Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
| Spanish | interpenetrarse | |
| Nouns | permeation | mutual penetration |
| permeation | the process of permeating / permeating / permeating or infusing something with a substance | |
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