Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb permeate
3 senses of permeate
Sense 1
permeate, pervade, diffuse, imbue
=> spiritize
Sense 2
percolate, sink in permeate, filter
=> infiltrate
=> infiltrate
Sense 3
interpenetrate, permeate
=> invade
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb permeate
3 senses of permeate
Sense 1
permeate, pervade, diffuse, imbue
=> spiritize
Sense 2
percolate, sink in permeate, filter
=> infiltrate
=> infiltrate
Sense 3
interpenetrate, permeate
=> invade
Entailment of verb permeate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb permeate
3 senses of permeate
Sense 1
permeate, pervade, diffuse, imbue
=> penetrate
Sense 2
percolate, sink in permeate, filter
=> penetrate
Sense 3
interpenetrate, permeate
=> penetrate
Familiarity of verb permeate
permeate used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb permeate
Sense 1
permeate, pervade, diffuse, imbue
=> penetrate
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Sense 2
percolate, sink in permeate, filter
=> penetrate
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Sense 3
interpenetrate, permeate
=> penetrate
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Overview of verb permeate
The verb permeate has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) permeate, pervade, diffuse, imbue -- (spread or diffuse through "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration")
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 verb permeate
The verb permeate has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) permeate, pervade, diffuse, imbue -- (spread or diffuse through "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration")
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")
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