Category:Permeate

Per"me*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Permeated; p. pr. & vb. n. Permeating.] Etym: [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.

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.