permeate
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
spread or diffuse through
An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- interpenetration derivation
- dispersal derivation
- diffuser derivation
- diffuser derivation
- permeation derivation
- diffusinga derivation
- permeant derivation
- penetrative derivation
Sense 2 verb
pass through
Water permeates sand easily
Types & categories
- penetrate hypernym
- infiltrate hyponym
- infiltrate hyponym
Related & opposite
- filtration derivation
- filtration derivation
- percolation derivation
- permeation derivation
- permeant derivation
Sense 3 verb
penetrate mutually or be interlocked
The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- interpenetration derivation
- interpenetration derivation
- permeation derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | interpenetration |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dispersal |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | diffuser |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | diffuser |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | permeation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | diffusinga |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | permeant |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | penetrative |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | penetrate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spiritize |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | filtration |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | filtration |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | percolation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | permeation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | permeant |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | penetrate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | infiltrate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | infiltrate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | interpenetration |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | interpenetration |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | permeation |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | penetrate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | invade |