Synonyms for permeate
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Pervade
pervade, penetrate, infiltrate, imbue, diffuse, riddle, interpenetrate, transpierce
3. Impregnate — to enter and spread through; to pervade
Definitions
- v. 1
To enter and spread through; to pervade.
Bright sunshine permeates the room on a sunny day.
- v. 2
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
Related words
- Word family
- permeative permeable permeant permeation
Forms
- Past participle
- permeated
e.g. permeated → pervaded, penetrated, infiltrated, imbued…
Example sentences
- penetrate Sami tried to penetrate Layla but she didn't let him.
- infiltrate We cannot allow them to infiltrate our network.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| permeate | rising | |
| penetrate | steady | |
| infiltrate | rising | |
| imbue | rising | |
| pervade | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- imbue2
- 6 letters
- filter2, riddle2
- 7 letters
- diffuse2, pervade2, perfuse
- 9 letters
- penetrate3, percolate3
- 10 letters
- infiltrate3, impregnate3
- 11 letters
- transpierce
- 14 letters
- interpenetrate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (imbue2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- s'insinuer