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pervasive
[ per-vey-siv ]
/ pərˈveɪ sɪv /
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adjective
spread throughout: The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.
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pervasive
/ (pɜːˈveɪsɪv) /
adjective
pervading or tending to pervade
Derived forms of pervasive
pervasively, adverbpervasiveness, nounWord Origin for pervasive
C18: from Latin pervāsus, past participle of pervādere to pervade
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