Having the quality of permeating; penetrative, pervasive. Now chiefly figurative.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Tomlinson (fl. 1657). From classical Latin permeāt-, past participial stem of permeārepermeate + -ive.
Definition of permeative in US English:
permeative
adjectiveˈpəːmɪeɪtɪv
Having the quality of permeating; penetrative, pervasive. Now chiefly figurative.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Tomlinson (fl. 1657). From classical Latin permeāt-, past participial stem of permeāre permeate + -ive.