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.

OTHER WORDS FOR pervade

diffuse, fill.

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Origin of pervade

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

OTHER WORDS FROM pervade

per·vad·er, nounper·vad·ing·ly, adverbper·vad·ing·ness, nounper·va·sion

[per-vey-zhuhn], /pərˈveɪ ʒən/, noun

per·va·sive

[per-vey-siv], /pərˈveɪ sɪv/, adjectivein·ter·per·vade, verb (used with object), in·ter·per·vad·ed, in·ter·per·vad·ing.un·per·vad·ed, adjectiveun·per·vad·ing, adjective

Words nearby pervade

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How to use pervade in a sentence

Such incidents have pervaded our daily lives and have a pronounced impact in our workplaces.
How businesses can create lasting change to advance racial equity for Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders|Russell Jeung|May 27, 2021|Quartz
It is no surprise therefore that a greater sense of urgency, even alarm, pervades the centerpiece of the volume, “The Diversity of Life.”
Timeless meditations on Earth’s fragility, and the damage humans do|Balaji Ravichandran|May 14, 2021|Washington Post
The optimism has pervaded even the industries that have been hardest hit by the pandemic.
From Sirens to Songbirds: COVID's Second Spring Brings Hope|Charlotte Alter|April 7, 2021|Time
By becoming an ecologist, I did not escape the kind of Individualism that pervaded Rand’s thinking.
I Have Come to Bury Ayn Rand - Issue 98: Mind|David Sloan Wilson|March 24, 2021|Nautilus

Media companies’ diversity shortcomings pervade their organizations, but lack of diversity among their executive and management ranks is particularly problematic.
Media Briefing: Media companies’ diversity reports show compounding leadership gap problem|Tim Peterson|March 4, 2021|Digiday

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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