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permeate

/ˈpɜrmiˌeɪt/ /ˈpɜːmiˌeɪt/
verb Regular verbpermeate permeated
  1. 1 (her yere) yayılmak, sarmak
  2. 2 nüfuz etmek, sızmak

Definition (English)

  1. Of a smell, feeling or idea, to spread through something and be present in every part.
  2. Of a liquid or gas, to pass into or through a substance.

Example Sentences

  1. The smell of coffee began to permeate the house.
    Kahve kokusu evin her yerine yayılmaya başladı.
  2. Sadness seemed to permeate the entire room.
    Üzüntü bütün odayı sarmış gibiydi.
  3. Water had permeated the walls of the old cellar.
    Su, eski mahzenin duvarlarına nüfuz etmişti.
  4. The dye slowly permeates the fabric.
    Boya yavaş yavaş kumaşın içine sızar.

Verb Forms Regular

Base permeate
/ˈpɜrmiˌeɪt/
Past permeated
/ˈpɜrmiˌeɪtɪd/
Participle permeated
/ˈpɜrmiˌeɪtɪd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dpermeate → permeated

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. permeated /ˈpɜrmiˌeɪtɪd/

Synonyms

pervadepenetratesaturateinfuse

Collocations

permeate the airpermeate throughpermeate the fabricpermeate the roompermeate every partpermeate deeply

Related Words

absorbfilterflowdiffusionporousmembrane