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pervade

[ per-veyd ]
/ pərˈveɪd /
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verb (used with object), per·vad·ed, per·vad·ing.

to become spread throughout all parts of: Spring pervaded the air.

Words related to pervade

infuse, permeate, suffuse, penetrate, impregnate, extend, charge, percolate, imbue, transfuse, diffuse, fill, overspread

Words nearby pervade

peruvian rhatany, peruvian wart, peruzzi, perv, perv on, pervade, pervasive, perverse, perversion, perversity, perversive

Origin of pervade

1645–55; < Latin pervādere to pass through, equivalent to per- per- + vādere to go, walk

OTHER WORDS FROM pervade

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British Dictionary definitions for pervade

pervade
/ (pɜːˈveɪd) /

verb

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

Derived forms of pervade

pervader, nounpervasion (pɜːˈveɪʒən), noun

Word Origin for pervade

C17: from Latin pervādere, from per- through + vādere to go
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