PERMEATE

permeate. Permeate, v.t. to pass through as a fluid

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Per″me‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Permeated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Permeating.] [[L. permeatus, p. p. of permeare to permeate; per + meare to go, pass.]] 1. 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; as, water permeates sand. Woodward.
2. 2. To enter and spread through; to pervade.
God was conceived to be diffused throughout the whole world, to permeate and pervade all things. Cudworth.