pervade

[ per-veyd ]

verb (used with object)

, per·vad·ed, per·vad·ing.

1. to become spread throughout all parts of:

   Spring pervaded the air.

   Synonyms: fill, diffuse

pervade

/ pɜːˈveɪʒən; pɜːˈveɪd /

verb

1. tr to spread through or throughout, esp subtly or gradually; permeate

Derived Forms

• pervasion, noun
• perˈvader, noun

Other Words From

• per·vader noun
• per·vading·ly adverb
• per·vading·ness noun
• per·va·sion [per-, vey, -zh, uh, n], noun
• per·va·sive [per-, vey, -siv], adjective
• inter·per·vade verb (used with object) interpervaded interpervading
• unper·vaded adjective
• unper·vading adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pervade¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pervade¹

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

Example Sentences

Such incidents have pervaded our daily lives and have a pronounced impact in our workplaces.

From Quartz

It is no surprise therefore that a greater sense of urgency, even alarm, pervades the centerpiece of the volume, “The Diversity of Life.”

From Washington Post

The optimism has pervaded even the industries that have been hardest hit by the pandemic.

From Time

By becoming an ecologist, I did not escape the kind of Individualism that pervaded Rand’s thinking.

From Nautilus

Media companies’ diversity shortcomings pervade their organizations, but lack of diversity among their executive and management ranks is particularly problematic.

From Digiday

Related Words

• infuse
• penetrate
• permeate
• suffuse