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See Also:

• past tense form of permeate.
• past participle 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

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

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Generative artificial intelligence has quickly permeated much of what we do online, proving helpful for many.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

The sense that Buxton's best days - Britain's best days, even - lay behind it has permeated the minds of these teenagers, too.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

"We're literally living in filth," said Rakotondrina on a tour permeated by the powerful stench of urine.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

There was a tension that permeated Manifest, as if one shoe had fallen on it and the whole town was waiting for the other to drop.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

Related Words

• emotional
• fraught
• intense