(transitive) To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture

A watery by-product of milk production. / Liquid that has passed through a filtration system.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of permeate

simple past tense and past participle of permeate

present participle of permeate

The movement of a fluid through a porous or permeable solid. / (medicine) The spreading of something (especially something malignant) through the body via blood vessels etc.

A device, containing a semipermeable membrane, used to desalinate water by reverse osmosis

plural of permeation

plural of permeator