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pervade
/ pɜːˈveɪd; pɜːˈveɪʒən /
verb
- tr to spread through or throughout, esp subtly or gradually; permeate
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Derived Forms
- pervasion, noun
- perˈvader, noun
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Other Words From
- per·vader noun
- per·vading·ly adverb
- per·vading·ness noun
- per·va·sion [per-, vey, -zh, uh, n], noun
- per·va·sive [per-, vey, -siv], adjective
- inter·per·vade verb (used with object) interpervaded interpervading
- unper·vaded adjective
- unper·vading adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pervade1
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Example Sentences
Such incidents have pervaded our daily lives and have a pronounced impact in our workplaces.
It is no surprise therefore that a greater sense of urgency, even alarm, pervades the centerpiece of the volume, “The Diversity of Life.”
The optimism has pervaded even the industries that have been hardest hit by the pandemic.
By becoming an ecologist, I did not escape the kind of Individualism that pervaded Rand’s thinking.
Media companies’ diversity shortcomings pervade their organizations, but lack of diversity among their executive and management ranks is particularly problematic.
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