Permeate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard for Permeate

Permeate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

Permeate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

/ˈpɜː.mi.eɪt/ US /ˈpɝː-/ (verb)

to spread through something and be present in every part of it, penetrate, imbue, infuse, pervade, suffuse, flood, saturate, soak, infiltrate, invade, spread through, leak, pass, enter, soak, impregnate, percolate:

A foul smell of stale beer permeated the whole building.

The table has a plastic coating which prevents liquids from permeating into the wood beneath.

antonym: block, obstruct, impede

Fre: pénétrer

Fa: نفوذ کردن

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