pervade
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- interpervade verb (used with object)
- pervader noun
- pervadingly adverb
- pervadingness noun
- pervasion noun
- pervasive adjective
- unpervaded adjective
- unpervading adjective
Etymology
Origin of pervade
1645–55; < Latin pervādere to pass through, equivalent to per- per- + vādere to go, walk
Example Sentences
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By shifting the goal post, there will be a greater focus on policy implementation, driving up consumer spending, and stemming the deflationary forces that have been pervading the economy, Green says.
From Barron's
By shifting the goal post, there will be a greater focus on policy implementation, driving up consumer spending, and stemming the deflationary forces that have been pervading the economy, Green says.
From Barron's
French-American author Lauren Elkin, who writes on art and culture, said a mythology pervaded that she was "this reclusive spinster that never left her house and lived at home with her cat making her paintings".
From BBC
A sense pervaded the boat like a breeze that made you tingle, raising goose bumps on your skin.
From Literature
A similar style pervaded the June 14 “No Kings” nationwide protests.
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