Permeate

v. t.	1.	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. [imp. & p. p. Permeated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Permeating.]
	2.	To enter and spread through; to pervade. God was conceived to be diffused throughout the whole world, to permeate and pervade all things. - Cudworth.

Verb	1.	permeate - spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building" Synonyms: imbue, pervade, diffuse, interpenetrate, penetrate
	2.	permeate - pass through; "Water permeates sand easily" Synonyms: filter, sink in, percolate
	3.	permeate - penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot" Synonyms: interpenetrate

bathe, bespread, besprinkle, breathe, brew, charge, color, crawl with, creep with, decoct, douche, dredge, drench, drouk, dye, enter, entincture, extend throughout, flavor, flush, honeycomb, imbrue, imbue, impregnate, infiltrate, infuse, ingrain, inject, instill, interfuse, interpenetrate, invade, lave, leach, leave no void, leaven, lixiviate, macerate, occupy, overrun, overspread, overswarm, percolate, rinse, season, seethe, soak, sodden, sop, souse, steep, suffuse, swarm with, teem with, temper, tincture, tinge, transfuse, wash, waterlog

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