bleed through

Ink soaks through

Bleed through describes ink, paint, or other pigments seeping from one side of a surface to become visible on the other: The marker bled through to the next page.

The term extends to any unwanted transmission across barriers—sound bleeding through walls, old paint showing through new coats, or past experiences affecting present situations: Her childhood trauma bleeds through in her relationships.

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ghost · faint · paper · printed page · fine print · marker · thin · layer · visible · underneath · transfer · smudge · penetrate · saturate · reverse · overlap · shadow · leakage

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Opposites
opacity/visibility

bleed throughopaque

Impassable to light

block out · hide · conceal · obscure · invisible

containment/permeation

bleed throughseal

Authentication stamp or mark

contain · block · barrier · impermeable · stay put

coverage/concealment

bleed throughfull coverage

Protection without exclusions

obliterate · bury · blanket

Family

bleed, through, bleeds, bleeding, bled, bleeder, bleeders, thorough, throughout

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