Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to permeate
Participle: permeated
Gerund: permeating
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | permeate |
| you | permeate |
| he;she;it | permeates |
| we | permeate |
| you | permeate |
| they | permeate |
Perfect
| I | have permeated |
| you | have permeated |
| he;she;it | has permeated |
| we | have permeated |
| you | have permeated |
| they | have permeated |
Past
| I | permeated |
| you | permeated |
| he;she;it | permeated |
| we | permeated |
| you | permeated |
| they | permeated |
Pluperfect
| I | had permeated |
| you | had permeated |
| he;she;it | had permeated |
| we | had permeated |
| you | had permeated |
| they | had permeated |
Future
| I | will permeate |
| you | will permeate |
| he;she;it | will permeate |
| we | will permeate |
| you | will permeate |
| they | will permeate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have permeated |
| you | will have permeated |
| he;she;it | will have permeated |
| we | will have permeated |
| you | will have permeated |
| they | will have permeated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | permeate |
| you | permeate |
| he;she;it | permeate |
| we | permeate |
| you | permeate |
| they | permeate |
Perfect
| I | have permeated |
| you | have permeated |
| he;she;it | have permeated |
| we | have permeated |
| you | have permeated |
| they | have permeated |
Imperfect
| I | permeated |
| you | permeated |
| he;she;it | permeated |
| we | permeated |
| you | permeated |
| they | permeated |
Pluperfect
| I | had permeated |
| you | had permeated |
| he;she;it | had permeated |
| we | had permeated |
| you | had permeated |
| they | had permeated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would permeate |
| you | would permeate |
| he;she;it | would permeate |
| we | would permeate |
| you | would permeate |
| they | would permeate |
Perfect
| I | would have permeated |
| you | would have permeated |
| he;she;it | would have permeated |
| we | would have permeated |
| you | would have permeated |
| they | would have permeated |
Imperative
| you | permeate |
| we | Let's permeate |
| you | permeate |
Verbs conjugated like 'permeate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'permeate'
perceave,
perflate,
permutate,
permute,
perorate,
spermiate,
aerate,
aeriate,
aerobate,
bemete,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
First attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin permeātus, perfect passive participle of permeō (“to pass through”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Verbs referencing "permeate"
Polish
przemijać.
Sample Sentences
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water permeates sand
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Bright sunshine permeates the room on a sunny day.
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...it is clear that this Being itself, is what supports and surpasses, includes and permeates all other things. [1854, Saint Anselm, translated by Sidney Norton Deane, Proslogium and Monologium/Monologium/Chapter 14]
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In the fulness of time there was an eruption of the merry-makers to the sidewalk. The uninvited guests enveloped and permeated them, and upon the night air rose joyous cries, congratulations, laughter and unclassified noises born of McGary's oblations to the hymeneal scene. [1906 April, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “From the Cabby’s Seat”, in The Four Million, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co, →OCLC, page 165:]
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The old smell of dead whale permeates everything. It is a strange and curious place. [1922 January 4, William Shackleton, Shackleton's diaries:]
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Also, much depended on an exceptional esprit de corps which permeated the whole staff, and achieved miracles of promptitude in such details as engine-changing and the marshalling of trains. [1946 May and June, J. Alan Rannie, “The Midland of 35 Years Ago”, in Railway Magazine, page 135:]
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The do-or-die mentality gambaru permeates Japanese society, where the pursuit of a goal can carry more significance than the outcome. [2020 August 24, Kaori Enjoji, “‘Do or die’ mentality brings Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to the brink”, in CNN, archived from the original on 23 May 2025:]