pervade

[ per-veyd ]

/ pərˈveɪd /

verb (used with object), per·vad·ed, per·vad·ing.

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

Nearby words

Origin of pervade

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

SYNONYMS FOR pervade

diffuse, fill.

Related forms

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

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British Dictionary definitions for pervasion

pervade

/ (pɜːˈveɪd) /

verb

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

Derived Formspervader, nounpervasion (pɜːˈveɪʒən), noun

Word Origin for pervade

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

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Word Origin and History for pervasion

pervade

1650s, from Latin pervadere "spread or go through," from per- "through" + vadere "to go" (see vamoose). Related: Pervaded; pervading.