to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)