Synonyms for permeating


Grammar : Verb
Spell : pur-mee-eyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɜr miˌeɪt

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Définition of permeating

Origin :
  • 1650s, from Latin permeatus, past participle of permeare "to pass through" (see permeable). Related: Permeated; permeating.
  • verb filter, spread throughout
Example sentences :
  • The work of our missionaries, however, is permeating all the strata of society.
  • Extract from : « A Tour of the Missions » by Augustus Hopkins Strong
  • Warmer grew the air with a languorous, permeating fragrance.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old San Francisco » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • Then I was sensible of a permeating shadow, a darkness gentle and healing.
  • Extract from : « The Metal Monster » by A. Merritt
  • That there is a permeating spirit moving on all the events about mankind.
  • Extract from : « Praying for Money » by Russell H. Conwell
  • I was the immense, permeating idea of the ocean, the sun and the sky.
  • Extract from : « Woman » by Magdeleine Marx
  • It is a moral miasma, the fumes of which are permeating all strata of society.
  • Extract from : « The Itching Palm » by William R Scott
  • The colour was in the glass itself, permeating the mass (“pot-metal”).
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 » by Various
  • Still, above all, and permeating every other interest, is the orange.
  • Extract from : « A Truthful Woman in Southern California » by Kate Sanborn
  • Its penetrating, permeating power was something, almost supernatural.
  • Extract from : « Adopting An Abandoned Farm » by Kate Sanborn
  • An unusual excitement was permeating his being; he could not account for how or why.
  • Extract from : « The Reason Why » by Elinor Glyn

Antonyms for permeating

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