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10 Nov 2020
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What is the difference between permeate and penetrate ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between permeate and penetrate ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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to penetrate is to pass through or to go into. the pencil penetrated the paper when he pressed too hard. the bacteria penetrated the skin through a cut. to permeate is to diffuse into a space. the smell of her cooking permeated the entire house.
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