Definitions for permeating
Overview of verb permeate
The verb permeate has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle
(spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks")
2. percolate, sink in, permeate, filter
(pass through; "Water permeates sand easily")
3. interpenetrate, permeate
(penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot")
Overview of adj permeating
The adj permeating has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. permeant, permeating, permeative, pervasive
(spreading or spread throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion")
