durchdringen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- imbue verb To fill someone or something with a quality, feeling or idea so that it spreads through the whole of it.
- permeate verb 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
Senses
durchdringen is used for these senses in English:
- imbue In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.
- permeate (transitive) To enter and spread through; to pervade.
- run through (transitive, idiomatic) To pervade, of a quality that is characteristic of a group, organisation, or system.
imbue — full definition
- verb To fill someone or something with a quality, feeling or idea so that it spreads through the whole of it.
- verb To soak or saturate something with a liquid, especially a dye.
permeate — full definition
- verb 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
- verb To enter and spread through; to pervade.