- permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); spread; penetration (e.g. into a market); pervasion
- permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; percolation
- osmosischemistry and biology
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb
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- permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); spread; penetration (e.g. into a market); pervasion
- permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; percolation
This meaning is used when referring to the spread or penetration of abstract concepts like thoughts, ideologies, culture, or the wide acceptance of an idea or product in the market.
This meaning is used to describe the process of a liquid or substance penetrating or soaking into something else through osmosis, percolation, or a similar mechanism.
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I believe it will be quite a long time before the spirit of democracy pervades our daily life.
Science and technology have come to pervade every aspect of our lives and, as a result, society is changing at a speed which is quite unprecedented.