Permeate
verb
To spread or fill completely.
The smell of baking bread permeated the house.
Often appears as...
- permeate the air
- permeate the atmosphere
verb
To move through or into something.
Moisture permeates the walls of the old building.
Often appears as...
- permeate through
- permeate into
verb
To spread or fill completely.
The smell of baking bread permeated the house.
Often appears as...
- permeate the air
- permeate the atmosphere
verb
To move through or into something.
Moisture permeates the walls of the old building.
Often appears as...
- permeate through
- permeate into
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Sensory Association
Use 'permeate' when a sensation like smell or sound fills an area completely.
The aroma of spices permeated the market, creating a vivid sensory experience.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
'Permeate' can be used figuratively to describe ideas or qualities spreading within a group or society.
The spirit of revolution permeated the hearts of the people.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Instantaneous
The process of permeating often suggests a gradual spread rather than an immediate one.
A sense of calm slowly permeated the room as the music played.
Pro Tip 1/3Sensory Association
Use 'permeate' when a sensation like smell or sound fills an area completely.
The aroma of spices permeated the market, creating a vivid sensory experience.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
'Permeate' can be used figuratively to describe ideas or qualities spreading within a group or society.
The spirit of revolution permeated the hearts of the people.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Instantaneous
The process of permeating often suggests a gradual spread rather than an immediate one.
A sense of calm slowly permeated the room as the music played.
Pro Tip 1/3Sensory Association
Use 'permeate' when a sensation like smell or sound fills an area completely.
The aroma of spices permeated the market, creating a vivid sensory experience.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
'Permeate' can be used figuratively to describe ideas or qualities spreading within a group or society.
The spirit of revolution permeated the hearts of the people.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Instantaneous
The process of permeating often suggests a gradual spread rather than an immediate one.
A sense of calm slowly permeated the room as the music played.
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Eduardo Sáenz de...
it's true that it's a beautiful structure, a logical one, probably one of the greatest collective efforts ever achieved in human history. But it's also true that there, where scientists and technicians are looking for mathematical theories that allow them to advance, they're within the structure of math, which permeates everything.
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5 skin health myths to...
We all need sunscreen to ward off damage. Black and Hispanic patients are also more likely to have skin cancer detected at advanced stages. Why? Because of the many ways that racism permeates medicine. The majority of dermatologists are white, and we're trained to diagnose on white skin.
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The Water Crisis PIPE...
swale a rain garden so when you have a rain storm and there's a surge of water we're creating a place for that water to go and then over time it will slowly permeate into the soil and the plants around it are going to take up that water can i help yes if you can dig
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Re-examining the remix -...
social realities that are now inevitably permeated by pop culture I think it's important that we keep these two different kinds of public goods in mind if we're only focused on how to maximize the supply of one I think we risk
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How we can turn the cold...
the thermal radiation that's all around us. We're constantly bathed in infrared light; if we could bend it to our will, we could profoundly change the flows of heat and energy that permeate around us every single day.
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The habits of happiness...
if it was always there -- like a dye that would permeate the whole cloth -- then it would be found all the time, somewhere. We know we're not always angry, always jealous, always generous.
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Why our universe might...
that permeates space-time may be standing on a knife edge, ready for cosmic collapse, and we discovered that this may be a hint that our universe is only a grain of sand
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What's so sexy about...
to sexual pleasure. But noted that this feeling can last for hours, or even days. The reward may be big. Hidden mathematical truths permeate our whole physical world.
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Elevating simple...
smoking food and so you take woodchips and you heat them up until they start smoking and you put the food in with them until the smoke permeates and it gives it this
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EXCLUSIVE: A Closer Look...
in and they're seeing something that they believed in all their life and and that feeling no specialness it just permeates the whole building
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Eduardo Sáenz de...
it's true that it's a beautiful structure, a logical one, probably one of the greatest collective efforts ever achieved in human history. But it's also true that there, where scientists and technicians are looking for mathematical theories that allow them to advance, they're within the structure of math, which permeates everything.
Video examples
5 skin health myths to...
We all need sunscreen to ward off damage. Black and Hispanic patients are also more likely to have skin cancer detected at advanced stages. Why? Because of the many ways that racism permeates medicine. The majority of dermatologists are white, and we're trained to diagnose on white skin.
Video examples
The Water Crisis PIPE...
swale a rain garden so when you have a rain storm and there's a surge of water we're creating a place for that water to go and then over time it will slowly permeate into the soil and the plants around it are going to take up that water can i help yes if you can dig
Video examples
Re-examining the remix -...
social realities that are now inevitably permeated by pop culture I think it's important that we keep these two different kinds of public goods in mind if we're only focused on how to maximize the supply of one I think we risk
Video examples
How we can turn the cold...
the thermal radiation that's all around us. We're constantly bathed in infrared light; if we could bend it to our will, we could profoundly change the flows of heat and energy that permeate around us every single day.
Video examples
The habits of happiness...
if it was always there -- like a dye that would permeate the whole cloth -- then it would be found all the time, somewhere. We know we're not always angry, always jealous, always generous.
Video examples
Why our universe might...
that permeates space-time may be standing on a knife edge, ready for cosmic collapse, and we discovered that this may be a hint that our universe is only a grain of sand
Video examples
What's so sexy about...
to sexual pleasure. But noted that this feeling can last for hours, or even days. The reward may be big. Hidden mathematical truths permeate our whole physical world.
Video examples
Elevating simple...
smoking food and so you take woodchips and you heat them up until they start smoking and you put the food in with them until the smoke permeates and it gives it this
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EXCLUSIVE: A Closer Look...
in and they're seeing something that they believed in all their life and and that feeling no specialness it just permeates the whole building
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Jens Martin Skibsted
Danish Designer
Citizens have long been easily influenced by the opinions of others and sought social proof, but social media have amplified the phenomena to unprecedented heights. As digital devices permeate every aspect of our lives, it has boosted the way in which information can distort truth.
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Jacob Collier
English Musician
Djesse,' essentially, is this spirit. It's this sort of character, very much with some childlike energy, which permeates all of this music... The first album represents kind of pre-dawn, to that moment at the end of the morning when everything's very much alive.
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Sal Vulcano
When we used to do improv, you'd have to learn how to listen and contribute and not talk over each other and learn timing, and you fall into roles where that permeates in your regular life as well.
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Renato Dulbecco
Italian Scientist
While we spend our life asking questions about the nature of cancer and ways to prevent or cure it, society merrily produces oncogenic substances and permeates the environment with them.
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Isabel Allende
Chilean Writer
I have a foot here and a foot in some spirit world. There are many more layers to reality, and that permeates my life and my writing in a very natural way. I don't even think about it.
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Franklin Graham
American Clergyman
A secular worldview hostile to biblical values has overrun our culture and permeated our government.
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KRS-One
American Musician
Hip-hop is a worldwide culture. We have permeated every urban environment.
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Warren E. Burger
American Judge
Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.
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Jill Biden
American Educator
Teaching is not a job. It's a lifestyle. It permeates your whole life.
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Joe Clark
Canadian Scientist
Self-respect permeates every aspect of your life.
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Jens Martin Skibsted
Danish Designer
Citizens have long been easily influenced by the opinions of others and sought social proof, but social media have amplified the phenomena to unprecedented heights. As digital devices permeate every aspect of our lives, it has boosted the way in which information can distort truth.
Quote examples
Jacob Collier
English Musician
Djesse,' essentially, is this spirit. It's this sort of character, very much with some childlike energy, which permeates all of this music... The first album represents kind of pre-dawn, to that moment at the end of the morning when everything's very much alive.
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Sal Vulcano
When we used to do improv, you'd have to learn how to listen and contribute and not talk over each other and learn timing, and you fall into roles where that permeates in your regular life as well.
Quote examples
Renato Dulbecco
Italian Scientist
While we spend our life asking questions about the nature of cancer and ways to prevent or cure it, society merrily produces oncogenic substances and permeates the environment with them.
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Isabel Allende
Chilean Writer
I have a foot here and a foot in some spirit world. There are many more layers to reality, and that permeates my life and my writing in a very natural way. I don't even think about it.
Quote examples
Franklin Graham
American Clergyman
A secular worldview hostile to biblical values has overrun our culture and permeated our government.
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KRS-One
American Musician
Hip-hop is a worldwide culture. We have permeated every urban environment.
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Warren E. Burger
American Judge
Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.
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Jill Biden
American Educator
Teaching is not a job. It's a lifestyle. It permeates your whole life.
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Joe Clark
Canadian Scientist
Self-respect permeates every aspect of your life.
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