Bible Dictionaries
Permeate

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; - applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture; as, water permeates sand.

(2):

(v. t.) To enter and spread through; to pervade.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Permeate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/permeate.html. 1828.