permeate

intransitive verb

To pass through the openings or interstices of.

intransitive verb

To spread or flow throughout; pervade: synonym: imbue.

intransitive verb

To spread through or penetrate something.

To pass into or through without rupture or displacement of parts; spread through and fill the openings, pores, and interstices of; hence, to saturate; pervade: as, water permeates sand; the air was permeated with smoke.

transitive verb

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.

transitive verb

To enter and spread through; to pervade.

verb

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; as, water permeates sand.

verb

To enter and spread through; to pervade.

noun

A watery by-product of milk production.

verb

pass through