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

permeated

American  

[pur-mee-ay-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

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Etymology

Origin of permeated

permeate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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permeated

When Roden-Reynolds conducts tick surveys, he wears clothing permeated with the tick-killing insecticide permethrin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Fiona Donohoe added that "answers of 'I don't know' and 'I can't recall' permeated the evidence heard at the inquest".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

"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

Eve’s prominent role in advertising demonstrates how the Judeo-Christian tradition permeated American culture, including the fashion industry.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

The air became intolerably hot, permeated with a smell like rotten eggs.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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