pervade C2 Topic:War & Conflict 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 Thesaurus Synonyms 2 verb · spread or diffuse through diffuse Word family Forms pervadedpervades Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin pervādō. Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pervade **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /pɚˈveɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /pɜː(ɹ)ˈveɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 98357 ## Meanings 1. To be in every part of; to spread through; to permeate. 2. spread or diffuse through ## Examples - Cruel wars pervade history. ## Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin pervādō. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown