different between permeate vs interpenetrate

English

Etymology

From Latin perme?tus, participle of perme?re (“to pass through”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??mi?e?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?mi?e??t/

Verb

permeate (third-person singular simple present permeates, present participle permeating, simple past and past participle permeated)

1. (transitive) 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. (transitive) To enter and spread through; to pervade.
   • 1922, William Shackleton, Shackleton's diaries January 4, 1922

     The old smell of dead whale permeates everything. It is a strange and curious place.

   • 1854, Saint Anselm, translated by Sidney Norton Deane, Proslogium and Monologium/Monologium/Chapter 14

     ...it is clear that this Being itself, is what supports and surpasses, includes and permeates all other things.

Translations

Noun

permeate

1. A watery by-product of milk production.
2. Liquid that has passed through a filtration system.

References

• permeate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• permeate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Italian

Verb

permeate

1. second-person plural present indicative of permeare
2. second-person plural imperative of permeare
3. feminine plural of permeato

Latin

Verb

perme?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of perme?

English

Etymology

inter- +? penetrate

Verb

interpenetrate (third-person singular simple present interpenetrates, present participle interpenetrating, simple past and past participle interpenetrated)

1. To penetrate mutually or reciprocally.
2. To permeate or pervade.

Italian

Verb

interpenetrate

1. second-person plural present indicative of interpenetrare
2. second-person plural imperative of interpenetrare

Participle

interpenetrate

1. feminine plural of the past participle of interpenetrare