Permeated
[pɜ:mɪeɪtɪd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Permeate
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Examples
- He was permeated with its scenes, with its substance, and with its odours. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- He was not temporarily overlaid with the colour; it permeated him. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Nevertheless, the whole book is permeated by the idea that the purpose of n ature is to minister to the needs of man. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- It is easy to realize, therefore, that a character so thoroughly permeated with these ideas is not apt to stop and figure out expense when in hot pursuit of some desired object. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- We permeated the party organizations, writes Shaw, and pulled all the wires we could lay our hands on with our utmost adroitness and energy. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Work which remains permeated with the play attitude is art--in quality if not in conventional designation. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
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