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permear — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • impregnate verb To make a woman or female animal pregnant.
  • percolate verb To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
  • 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
  • pervade verb To spread through every part of something, so that its presence is felt everywhere.

Senses

permear is used for these senses in English:

  • impregnate (transitive) To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
  • percolate (transitive) To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
  • pervade (transitive) To be in every part of; to spread through; to permeate.

impregnate — full definition

  1. verb To make a woman or female animal pregnant.
  2. verb To soak, fill, or saturate a material thoroughly with a substance.

percolate — full definition

  1. verb To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
  2. verb To drain or seep through a porous substance.
  3. verb To make (coffee) in a percolator.
  4. verb (of coffee) to be prepared by percolation; (of a coffee pot) to brew coffee in this way.

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