# permeate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpɜːmiˌeɪt/ · frequency rank #45,580

## Definitions
1. 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
2. To enter and spread through; to pervade.

## Etymology
First attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin permeātus, perfect passive participle of permeō (“to pass through”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **permeable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/permeable-vs-permeate)

## Common misspellings (11)
`eprmeate`, `pemreate`, `peremate`, `permaete`, `permeaet`, `permeatte`, `permetae`, `permmeate`, `perrmeate`, `ppermeate`, `premeate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/permeate