Permeate

//ˈpɜːmiˌeɪt//

Synonyms for "permeate" (85 found)

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Translations

43 translations across 17 languages.

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Bulgarian

3 entries
  • пропивам се verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)
  • просмуквам се verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)
  • разпространявам се verb (to enter and spread through; to pervade)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 彌漫 /弥漫 verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)
  • 滲透 /渗透 verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)

Czech

4 entries
  • prolínat verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)
  • pronikat verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)
  • pronikat verb (to enter and spread through; to pervade)
  • proniknout verb (to enter and spread through; to pervade)

Dutch

1 entries
  • doordringen verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kulkeutua läpi verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)
  • läpäistä verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)
  • päästä läpi verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)
  • tunkeutua läpi verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)

French

3 entries
  • imprégner verb (to enter and spread through; to pervade)
  • s'infiltrer verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)
  • s'insinuer verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)

German

3 entries
  • durchdringen verb (to enter and spread through; to pervade)
  • durchsickern verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)
  • sich verbreiten verb (to enter and spread through; to pervade)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • tembus verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)

Italian

2 entries
  • permeare verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)
  • permeare verb (to enter and spread through; to pervade)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 染み込む verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • prasisunkti verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)
  • sunktis verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)

Malay

1 entries
  • تلڤ verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • permear verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)
  • permear verb (to enter and spread through; to pervade)

Russian

4 entries
  • прони́зывать verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)
  • проника́ть verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)
  • проника́ть verb (to enter and spread through; to pervade)
  • пропи́тывать verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)

Spanish

3 entries
  • percolar verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)
  • permear verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)
  • permear verb (to enter and spread through; to pervade)

Swedish

2 entries
  • genomtränga verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)
  • genomtränga verb (to enter and spread through; to pervade)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • snätk verb (to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The world of dreams is a set of stages where virtual realities permeate one another.

Source: tatoeba (3107900)

Corruption and red tape continue to permeate the business environment.

Source: tatoeba (8904771)

Hatred seems to permeate every corner of society these days.

Source: tatoeba (13631302)

water permeates sand

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