| permeate | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. diffuse, imbue, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade, riddle | spread or diffuse through.; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks" |
| ~ penetrate, perforate | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance.; "The bullet penetrated her chest" |
| ~ spiritise, spiritize | imbue with a spirit. |
| v. (contact) | 2. filter, percolate, permeate, sink in | pass through.; "Water permeates sand easily" |
| ~ penetrate, perforate | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance.; "The bullet penetrated her chest" |
| ~ infiltrate | pass into or through by filtering or permeating.; "the substance infiltrated the material" |
| ~ infiltrate | cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices. |
| v. (contact) | 3. interpenetrate, permeate | penetrate mutually or be interlocked.; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot" |
| ~ invade | penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way.; "The cancer had invaded her lungs" |
| ~ penetrate, perforate | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance.; "The bullet penetrated her chest" |
| saturate | | |
| v. (change) | 1. saturate | cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance. |
| ~ chemical science, chemistry | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions. |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (change) | 2. impregnate, saturate | infuse or fill completely.; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol" |
| ~ medicate | impregnate with a medicinal substance. |
| ~ alcoholise, alcoholize | treat or infuse with alcohol.; "alcoholize the fruit and let them sit in the refrigerator" |
| ~ fill, fill up, make full | make full, also in a metaphorical sense.; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" |
| ~ imbue, soak | fill, soak, or imbue totally.; "soak the bandage with disinfectant" |
| ~ ammonify | treat with ammonia; cause to undergo ammonification. |
| ~ thoriate | impregnate with thorium oxide to increase thermionic emission. |
| ~ stuff | treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting.; "stuff a bearskin" |
| ~ charge | saturate.; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety" |
| ~ imbrue, drench | permeate or impregnate.; "The war drenched the country in blood" |
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