permeated

American

[pur-mee-ey-tid] / ˈpɜr miˌeɪ tɪd /

adjective

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

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

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Mazzara’s comments, she said, show how that tone has permeated all facets of the agency.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

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

From BBC • Nov. 7, 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

It had permeated everything else between them, a state of affairs she sometimes worried over.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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