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• past participle of permeate.
• past tense form of permeate.

permeated

American  

[pur-mee-ey-tid] / ˈpɜr miˌeɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. suffused, saturated, penetrated, or filled with something (sometimes used in combination).

   As a precaution, deputies evacuated six houses surrounding the odor-permeated area.

   Now thick smoke from fires in three neighboring states is clotting our already permeated sky.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of permeate.

Other Word Forms

• unpermeated
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of permeated

permeate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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permeated

"Social media has now permeated to the smallest towns in India, and has near ubiquity among young Indians," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

The Greenspan era saw incredible technological progress as the internet permeated ordinary life, much as artificial intelligence is doing now.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

In 2018, Christian themes and symbols again permeated their collection.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

And that’s before the spot price of oil, which surged to about $120 per barrel Sunday before falling back to the mid-$90 level, has fully permeated prices at the pump.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

Now it seemed to sink into her skin as thoroughly as it had permeated the fisherman.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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