permeateverb [ I usually + adv/prep, T ]
uk/ˈpɜː.mi.eɪt/us/ˈpɝː.mi.eɪt/formalto spread through something and be present in every part of it:
Dissatisfaction with the government seems to have permeated every section of society.
A foul smell of stale beer permeated the whole building.
The table has a plastic coating which prevents liquids from permeating into the wood beneath.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Filling and completing
- brick
- brick up sth
- brim
- crowd
- crowd sb/sth out
- fill
- jam
- occupancy
- occupy
- overcrowded
- overran
- overrun
- plug
- round
- supersaturated
- tank
- tank up
- top sb up
- top sth up
- wadding
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