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interpenetrated

verb

past tense of interpenetrate
as in suffused
to spread throughout with tie-dyeing, the dye does not interpenetrate the entire fabric

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interpenetrated
  1. suffused
  2. penetrated
  3. permeated
  4. pervaded
Verb
  • After setting her wildly popular debut The Tiger's Wife in a Balkans suffused with myth and magic, the author turned in subsequent books to the Old West and a city redolent of New York.
    — Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The threat is still there, suffused into the air like a memory, but for a time the choice between love and survival no longer feels mutually exclusive to Nino and Yasmina.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
Definition of suffused
Verb
  • Jefferson had two second-half possessions that penetrated Peach County's 5-yard line and had just three points to show for it.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But the late-night revelry definitely penetrated the walls of her hotel.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of penetrated
Verb
  • The Delta flight, which was carrying 235 people, had safely made an emergency landing after a smoky smell permeated the cabin.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Naturally, the authors are all Beatles fans who couldn’t help noticing how much their favorite band had permeated the world of science.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of permeated
Verb
  • As usual, that passion for both motorsport and motoring in general pervaded the show lawn, festooned with 218 cars from 14 different nations, all divided into nearly 30 classes.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026
  • And creature comforts pervaded—from the in-room Chromecast to the plush bed.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Definition of pervaded
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