pervade

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /pɚˈveɪd/ UK /pɜː(ɹ)ˈveɪd/ See IPA manual

Freq #98357

Meanings

1

verb
To be in every part of; to spread through; to permeate.

Cruel wars pervade history.
2

verb
spread or diffuse through

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 verb · spread or diffuse through diffuse

Word family

Forms pervadedpervades

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pervādō.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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