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

He is persuasive that “ideas about slavery permeated early-modern English culture,” and that the development of American slavery was not “a simple function of material interests.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Los Angeles Times

A strong smell of human faeces permeated the building.

From BBC

“But no one has those kinds of margins,” he said, shaking his head as the sweet, nutty smell of freshly ground wheat berries permeated his factory.

From The Wall Street Journal

Almost four years on, the arts are back - but everything is now permeated by the war.

From BBC

Related Words

• emotional
• fraught
• intense