permeate

English

Etymology

Latin permeātus, participle of permeāre, meaning to pass through.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈpɜːmiˌeɪt/, X-SAMPA: /"p3:mi%eIt/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈpɝmiˌeɪ̯t/, X-SAMPA: /"p3`mi%eIt/

Verb

permeate (third-person singular simple present permeates, present participle permeating, simple past and past participle permeated)

1. 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.
2. To enter and spread through; to pervade.

Translations

to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement

• Catalan: impregnar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 滲透 (cmn), 渗透 (cmn) (shèntòu)

• French: s'infiltrer (fr), s'insinuer (fr)
• German: durchsickern (de)

• Japanese: 染み込む (ja) (しみこむ, shimikomu)
• Russian: просачиваться (ru) (prosáčivatʹsja) , пропитывать (ru) (propítyvatʹ) , пронизывать (ru) (pronízyvatʹ) , проникать (ru) (pronikátʹ) 
• Spanish: percolar (es), permear (es)

to enter and spread through; to pervade

• French: imprégner (fr)
• German: durchdringen (de), sich verbreiten (de)

• Russian: распространяться (ru) (rasprostranjátʹsja) , проникать (ru) (pronikátʹ) 
• Spanish: permear (es)

Noun

1. A watery by-product of milk production.

References

• permeate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• permeate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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Italian

Verb

permeate

1. second-person plural present indicative of permeare
2. second-person plural imperative of permeare
3. Feminine plural of permeato

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Latin

Verb

permeāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of permeō