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permeate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of permeate

to spread throughout
  • the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
Synonyms of permeate

interpenetrate, percolate (into), pervade, riddle, suffuse, transfuse
Words Related to permeate

diffuse (through), impregnate, pass (into), penetrate

fill (up)

drench, imbue, infuse, saturate, soak, steep

flood, glut

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