permeate

  1. Verb.  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; as, water permeates sand.
  2. Verb.  To enter and spread through; to pervade.

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