Learning Through Stugh - Permeate
permeate \PUR-mee-ayt\, transitive verb:
1. To spread or diffuse through.
2. To pass through the pores or openings of.
3. To spread through or penetrate something.
Permeate is from Latin permeare, "to go through, to pass through," from per-, "through" + meare, "to go, to pass."
Example
The smell of sex and lollipops permeated Stephen's dressing room. Alan had obviously stopped by.
1. To spread or diffuse through.
2. To pass through the pores or openings of.
3. To spread through or penetrate something.
Permeate is from Latin permeare, "to go through, to pass through," from per-, "through" + meare, "to go, to pass."
Example
The smell of sex and lollipops permeated Stephen's dressing room. Alan had obviously stopped by.