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pervade

[per-veyd]

verb (used with object)

pervaded, pervading 
  1. to become spread throughout all parts of.

    Spring pervaded the air.

    Synonyms: ,


pervade

/ pɜːˈveɪʒən, pɜːˈveɪd /

verb

  1. (tr) to spread through or throughout, esp subtly or gradually; permeate

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Other Word Forms

  • pervader noun
  • pervadingly adverb
  • pervadingness noun
  • pervasion noun
  • pervasive adjective
  • interpervade verb (used with object)
  • unpervaded adjective
  • unpervading adjective
  • ˈ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pervade1

1645–55; < Latin to pass through, equivalent to per- per- + to go, walk
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pervade1

C17: from Latin , from per- through + to go
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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.

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And yet for all the cursing and swagger and bluster, there was an unmistakable air of anxiety pervading the glassy convention center.

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In the late 1970s and early 1980s, however, the concepts of individualism and self-sufficiency began to pervade U.S. culture and politics.

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“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.

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It’s up to them and other regulators to protect the American people from the crime that pervades this industry.

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