permeate

🇺🇸 /ˈpɜːrmieɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpɜːmieɪt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000
verb
R

to spread through every part of something

The smell of coffee began to permeate the entire house.

R

to affect all parts of something

A sense of hope began to permeate the community after the good news.

translation

v. to spread through every part of something; to affect all parts of something

Word Forms

3rd Present permeates
Past permeated
Perfect permeated
Progressive permeating