v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Permeated p. pr. & vb. n. Permeating. ] [ L. permeatus, p. p. of permeare to permeate; per + meare to go, pass. ] 1. To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; -- applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture; as, water permeates sand. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To enter and spread through; to pervade; as, after the first setback, the team became permeated with pessimism. [ 1913 Webster ]
God was conceived to be diffused throughout the whole world, to permeate and pervade all things. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
[とおる, tooru](v5r, vi) (1) to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of; (2) (of public transport) to run (between); to operate (between); to connect; (3) to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in; (4) to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through; (5) to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout; (6) to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far; (7) to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed; (8) to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted; (9) to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for; (10) to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense; (11) to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood; (12) to be straight (e.g. wood grain); (13) (arch) to be well-informed; to be wise; (suf, v5r) (14) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly; (P)#5779[Add to Longdo]
[ふくめる, fukumeru](v1, vt) (1) to include (in a group or scope); (2) to instruct; to make one understand; (3) to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); (4) to put in (someone's) mouth; (5) to permeate with flavor; (P)#7441[Add to Longdo]
[うつる, utsuru](v5r, vi) (1) to move (house); to transfer (department); (2) to change the target of interest or concern; (3) to elapse (passage of time); (4) to be permeated by a colour or scent; (5) (uk) to be infected; to be contagious; to spread (as in fire); (P)#11141[Add to Longdo]
[うつす, utsusu](v5s, vt) (1) to change; to swap; to substitute; to transfer; (2) to change the object of one's interest or focus; (3) to spend or take time; (4) (See 風邪を移す) to infect; (5) to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; (6) (See 実行に移す) to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.); (P)#11421[Add to Longdo]
[しみる, shimiru](v1, vi) (1) to pierce; to penetrate; to soak in; to permeate; (2) (染みる, 沁みる only) to (enter a wound or sensitive area and) sting; (3) to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); (P)[Add to Longdo]