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permeate

v.
US //ˈpɝmiˌeɪt// UK //pˈɜːmɪˌeɪt// per·me·ate
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Origin

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).

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