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1. Spreading or spread throughout
   "armed with permeating irony...he punctures affectations"
   - permeant, permeative, pervasive

1. Spread or diffuse through
   "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"
   - pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle
    
2. Pass through
   "Water permeates sand easily"
   - percolate, sink in, filter
    
3. Penetrate mutually or be interlocked
   - interpenetrate

See also: distributive, permeation

Type of: penetrate, perforate

Encyclopedia: Permeate