Permeate

/ˈpɜːrmieɪt/ verb

Definition

To spread through or fill something completely, often by passing gradually through every part. It can be used for physical things like smells or liquids, or for ideas and feelings.

Etymology

From Latin “permeare” meaning “to pass through,” from “per-” (through) + “meare” (to go). It kept the sense of moving through and filling up.

Kelly Says

When a smell permeates a room, there’s no corner that escapes it—that’s the power of the word. Ideas can permeate a culture the same way, slowly soaking into people’s habits and beliefs until they feel ‘normal.’

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማስላለት
ma-si-la-let
ARالعربية
غزو
ghāzu
BNবাংলা
প্রবেশ
pro-besh
CACatalà
penetrar
pe-ne-trahr
CSČeština
proniknout
pro-ni-k-nout
DADansk
trænges ind
træng-es ind
DEDeutsch
durchdringen
dhoo-rhin-gehn
ELΕλληνικά
επεμβαίνω
e-pem-va-in-o
ESEspañol
penetrar
pe-ne-trahr
FAفارسی
نفوذ
ne-footh
FISuomi
pääsää
pa-äs-ää
FRFrançais
pénétrer
pe-ne-treh
GUGU
સ્થાપિત
sthapit
HAHA
shiga
shi-ga
HEעברית
לחדור
la-cha-dor
HIहिन्दी
प्रवेश करना
pra-vesh kar-na
HUMagyar
behatol
be-ha-tol
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyerap
men-ye-rap
IGIG
enye
en-ye
ITItaliano
permeare
per-me-a-reh
JA日本語
浸透する
しんとうする
KKKK
шығылу
shy-gy-lu
KMKM
បានផ្សាយ
ba-an phsa-y
KO한국어
투과하다
tu-gwa-hada
MRMR
सोडणे
so-dan-e
MSBahasa Melayu
merembes
me-rem-bes
MYမြန်မာ
ပျော်
pyaw
NLNederlands
binnendringen
bin-nen-dri-ghen
NONorsk
trenge inn
trenge inn
PAPA
ਪਰਗਾਸ
par-gaas
PLPolski
wnikać
vni-kat'
PTPortuguês
permear
pehr-me-ar
RORomână
a pătrunde
a pa-truhn-deh
RUРусский
проникать
pro-ni-kat'
SVSvenska
tränga in
träng-a in
SWKiswahili
kuvuka
ku-vu-ka
TAதமிழ்
நுழை
nu-zhai
TEతెలుగు
మెరిగి
me-ri-gi
THไทย
ซึมซาบ
sum sab
TLTL
mamasyal
ma-ma-syal
TRTürkçe
nüfuz etmek
noo-fooz eh-mek
UKУкраїнська
проникати
pro-ni-katy
URاردو
しみلا
shim-la
VITiếng Việt
thấm nhập
tham nap
YOYO
sọ̀fọ́
so-fo
ZH中文
渗透
shèn tòu
ZUZU
ukuthi
ku-thi

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