permeate
Soak completely through
Permeate means to spread or flow throughout something, passing through its pores or gaps.
Water permeates soil; a smell permeates a room.
The word applies equally well to abstractions: Corruption had permeated every level of government.
When something permeates, it saturates thoroughly rather than merely touching the surface—the influence becomes part of the thing it enters.
Enter or pass through
- seepFlow slowly through
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- encroachAdvance beyond proper limits
- invadeEnter by force
trespass · creep · insinuate · breach · intrude · pervade · leak · filter
Present in all places
- omnipresentExisting everywhere at once
- prevalentCommonly occurring, widespread
- widespreadExisting across many places
- pervadeSpread throughout completely
suffuse · saturate · endemic · entrenched · ingrained · all-encompassing · inescapable · deep-rooted
Soak to full capacity
- soakSaturate with liquid
- drenchSoak something completely
- imbuePervade with feeling
- impregnateCause conception or saturation
steep · suffuse · sodden · waterlogged · soggy · sponge · absorbent · seepage
Solvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- gradientRate of change across space
- soluteSubstance absorbed by solvent
solvent · molecule · equilibrium · dialysis · Brownian · kinetic · passive · partition
penetrate
Enter or pass through
- seepFlow slowly through
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- encroachAdvance beyond proper limits
invade · trespass · creep · insinuate · breach · intrude · pervade · leak · filter · ingress
ubiquitous
Present in all places
- omnipresentExisting everywhere at once
- prevalentCommonly occurring, widespread
- widespreadExisting across many places
pervade · suffuse · saturate · endemic · entrenched · ingrained · all-encompassing · inescapable · deep-rooted · rife
saturate
Soak to full capacity
impregnate · steep · suffuse · sodden · waterlogged · soggy · sponge · absorbent · seepage · engulf
osmosis
Solvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- gradientRate of change across space
solute · solvent · molecule · equilibrium · dialysis · Brownian · kinetic · passive · partition · dispersion
disseminate
Spread information widely
radiate · ripple · extend · proliferate · transmit · disperse · suffuse · overspread · expand · seep
- absorbsoak, soak up, sponge, imbibe, blot
- Filtrationfilter paper, air filters, oil filters, carbon filters, HEPA filtration
- desalinationdesalination, reverse osmosis, salt removal, desalting, solar still
- membrane distillationdistillate
- smellsmell, scent, odor, reek, aroma
- liquid flowpour, flow, gush, spill, drip
permeable, impermeable, permeated, permeating, permeation, permeates, impermeability, semipermeable