Permeate
Pronunciation : Per"me*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. permeatus, p.p. of permeare to permeate; per + meare to go, pass.]
Definition : 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.
2. To enter and spread through; to pervade. God was conceived to be diffused throughout the whole world, to permeate and pervade all things. Cudworth.
t. [imp. & p. p. Permeated; p. pr. & vb. n. Permeating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913