permeated

[pur-mee-ey-tid]

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.

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unpermeated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of permeated¹

permeate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

A new deputy manager also set her mind to the task of tackling the smell of urine that permeated the first floor.

From BBC

As some heated rocks in the fire and others cracked and used stones to grind acorns into flour, the smell of burning oak logs permeated the air.

From Los Angeles Times

Yousaf, who became Scotland's first Asian and Muslim first minister in 2023, said "intolerance" had permeated both the public and political space.

From BBC

The sweet smoky smell of wildland fire permeated the hot midday air.

From Los Angeles Times

I listened to “Pollinator,” and I really loved this very fresh, almost rebellious sound that permeated the music.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• emotional 
• fraught 
• intense