vverb.contactspread or diffuse throughSynset:diffuse imbue interpenetrate penetrate permeate pervade riddle
Examples:- An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration
- music penetrated the entire building
- His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks
Derivationally Related Form:penetrativepermeativepervasivediffusivepervasiondiffusionpermeantpermeationinterpenetrationdiffusor
Hypernyms:penetrate perforate
Inherited Hypernyms:permeatepenetrateenter
Direct Hyponyms:spiritisespiritize
Full Troponyms:spiritize
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.contactpass throughSynset:filter percolate permeate sink in
Examples:- Water permeates sand easily
Derivationally Related Form:percolationpermeationfiltrationpermeant
Hypernyms:penetrate perforate
Inherited Hypernyms:percolatepenetrateenter
Direct Hyponyms:infiltrate
Full Troponyms:infiltrate
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.contactpenetrate mutually or be interlockedSynset:interpenetrate permeate
Examples:- The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot
Derivationally Related Form:permeationinterpenetration
Hypernyms:penetrate perforate
Inherited Hypernyms:interpenetratepenetrateenter
Direct Hyponyms:invade
Full Troponyms:invade
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
adj satadj.allspreading or spread throughoutSynset:permeant permeative pervasive
Examples:- armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations
- the pervasive odor of garlic
- an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion
Antonyms:collective
Derivationally Related Form:permeatepervadepervasiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:permeant
Similar to:distributive