permeate
pronunciation
How to pronounce permeate in British English:
UK [ˈpɜːmieɪt]
How to pronounce permeate in American English:
US [ˈpɜːrmieɪt]
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- Verb:
- spread or diffuse through
- pass through
- penetrate mutually or be interlocked
Word Origin
- permeate (v.)
- 1650s, from Latin permeatus, past participle of permeare "to pass through" (see permeable). Related: Permeated; permeating.
Example
- 1. An ethos of meritocracy will permeate business ethics and corporate processes .
- 2. That cachet has helped blackberry permeate the upper echelons of a host of emerging economies .
- 3. American literature , movies , and music permeate foreign societies-especially appealing to young people in those societies .
- 4. In the 50th anniversary of his death , the lei feng spirit has yet to permeate the walls of china 's ministry of finance .
- 5. Mexico became a counterpoint to the caste society that developed in its northern neighbour . Then it began to permeate and change that society .