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[ verb ] spread or diffuse through
Synonyms Examples "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration" "music penetrated the entire building" Used in print (R. F. Shaw, "The `Private Eye`"...)A similar tone of underlying futility and despair pervades the spy thrillers of Eric_Ambler and dominates the most famous of all American mystery_stories , Dashiell_Hammett 's The Maltese_Falcon . Related terms |
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