Permeate
(verb)
- To spread or diffuse through.
- To penetrate and spread throughout.
Origin:
Late latin permeare, from latin per- through + meare to go.
Examples:
- The smell of fresh baked bread permeated throughout the house.
- The music permeated the entire concert hall.
- His ideas permeated throughout the organization.
- The water permeated the soil and reached the roots of the plants.
- The odor of the smelly cheese permeated the whole room.