permeate
verb
[ ˈpəːmɪeɪt ]
• spread throughout (something); pervade.
• "the aroma of soup permeated the air"
Similar:
pervade,
spread through,
fill,
filter through,
diffuse through,
imbue,
penetrate,
pass through,
percolate through,
perfuse,
extend throughout,
be disseminated through,
flow through,
charge,
suffuse,
run through,
steep,
impregnate,
inform,
infiltrate,
soak through,
seep through,
saturate,
leach through,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin permeat- ‘passed through’, from the verb permeare, from per- ‘through’ + meare ‘pass, go’.
