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permeates
 
Verb permeate has 3 senses
  1. permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue - spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"
    --1 is one way to penetrate, perforate
    Derived forms: noun permeation1, noun permeation2
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  2. percolate, sink in, permeate, filter - pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"
    --2 is one way to penetrate, perforate
    Derived form: noun permeation1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
  3. interpenetrate, permeate - penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot"
    --3 is one way to penetrate, perforate
    Derived forms: noun permeation1, noun permeation2
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
permeable permeableness permeance permeant permeat permeatation permeate permeated permeates permeating permeation permeative permed permenant permenent permenently perment

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