permeate
verb (used with object)
to pass into or through every part of.
have been permeating
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present perfect progressiveof permeate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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And it has become a very fair question to ask—What is the residuum of permanent effect from these great books of his, which have been permeating English thought for half a century and more?
From Studies in Early Victorian Literature by Frederic Harrison
