osmosis
os|mo|sis /ɒsm'oʊsɪs/
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Osmosis is the process by which a liquid passes through a thin piece of solid substance such as the roots of a plant. (TECHNICAL)
...the processes of diffusion and osmosis.
2 [N-UNCOUNT] usu by/through N
If you say that people influence each other by osmosis, or that skills are gained by osmosis, you mean that this is done gradually and without any obvious effort. (FORMAL)
She allowed her life to be absorbed by his, taking on as if by osmosis his likes and dislikes.
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Osmosis is the process by which a liquid passes through a thin piece of solid substance such as the roots of a plant. (TECHNICAL)
...the processes of diffusion and osmosis.
2 [N-UNCOUNT] usu by/through N
If you say that people influence each other by osmosis, or that skills are gained by osmosis, you mean that this is done gradually and without any obvious effort. (FORMAL)
She allowed her life to be absorbed by his, taking on as if by osmosis his likes and dislikes.