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pervade
[per-veyd]
verb (used with object)
to become spread throughout all parts of.
Spring pervaded the air.
Synonyms: ,
pervade
/ pɜːˈveɪʒən, pɜːˈveɪd /
verb
(tr) to spread through or throughout, esp subtly or gradually; permeate
Other Word Forms
- pervader noun
- pervadingly adverb
- pervadingness noun
- pervasion noun
- pervasive adjective
- interpervade verb (used with object)
- unpervaded adjective
- unpervading adjective
- ˈ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of pervade1
Example Sentences
Gallows humour pervaded in the stands prior to United's final Premier League game of a dismal 2024-25 campaign against Aston Villa - especially when talk turned to their prospects for next year.
And yet for all the cursing and swagger and bluster, there was an unmistakable air of anxiety pervading the glassy convention center.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, however, the concepts of individualism and self-sufficiency began to pervade U.S. culture and politics.
“Technology pervades everyday life and these tariffs are attacks on consumer electronics,” said Todd O’Boyle, vice president of technology policy at the Chamber of Progress, a trade group.
It’s up to them and other regulators to protect the American people from the crime that pervades this industry.
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