different between permeate vs penalize

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

Alternative forms

• penalise (UK)

Etymology

From penal +? -ize.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?pi?.n?l.a?z/, /?p?n.?l.a?z/

Verb

penalize (third-person singular simple present penalizes, present participle penalizing, simple past and past participle penalized)

1. (transitive) To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
2. (transitive, sports) To impose a handicap on.

Related terms

• penal
• penalization
• penalty

Translations

Anagrams

• panelize

Portuguese

Verb

penalize

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of penalizar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of penalizar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of penalizar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of penalizar