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title: permeate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «permeate» in the school dictionary: To spread through every part of something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# permeate

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**Who acts:** smell, bread, Water, baking, Rainwater, feeling · **What happens:** spread, pass, permeate, smell, experiment · **To what, where:** part, material, house, soil, whole street, sandy soil

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«permeate» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [permeate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/permeate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To spread through every part of something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:permeate:m1:1
# text = To spread through every part of something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	spread	spread	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | every part of something |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through part=Location |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

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"The smell of bread permeated the house."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:permeate:m1e:1
# text = "The smell of bread permeated the house."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	permeated	permeate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permeate** *in a quote* | past | the smell of bread | the house |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **smell** *in a quote* |  | bread |  |  |  |  |  | nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

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To pass through a material or a membrane.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:permeate:m2:1
# text = To pass through a material or a membrane.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pass	pass	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	membrane	membrane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a material or a membrane |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through material=Location |

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

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"Water permeates the soil."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:permeate:m2e:1
# text = "Water permeates the soil."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	permeates	permeate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permeate** *in a quote* | present | Water | the soil |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The smell of baking permeated the whole street.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:permeate:x1:1
# text = The smell of baking permeated the whole street.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	baking	baking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	permeated	permeate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permeate** | past | the smell of baking | the whole street |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **smell** |  | baking |  |  |  |  |  | nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Rainwater permeates the sandy soil quickly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:permeate:x2:1
# text = Rainwater permeates the sandy soil quickly.
1	Rainwater	rainwater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	permeates	permeate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sandy	sandy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permeate** | present | Rainwater | the sandy soil |  |  |  | quickly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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A feeling of excitement permeated the school before the holidays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:permeate:x3:1
# text = A feeling of excitement permeated the school before the holidays.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	permeated	permeate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	holidays	holiday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permeate** | past | a feeling of excitement | the school |  |  | before the holidays |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Damp permeated the walls of the old house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:permeate:x4:1
# text = Damp permeated the walls of the old house.
1	Damp	damp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	permeated	permeate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permeate** | past | Damp | the walls of the old house |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Music permeated every corner of the hall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:permeate:x5:1
# text = Music permeated every corner of the hall.
1	Music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	permeated	permeate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permeate** | past | Music | every corner of the hall |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Ink permeated the paper towel in our experiment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:permeate:x6:1
# text = Ink permeated the paper towel in our experiment.
1	Ink	Ink	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	permeated	permeate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	towel	towel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	experiment	experiment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permeate** | past | Ink | the paper towel |  | our experiment |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **experiment** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom experiment «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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