English Explanatory Dictionary

pervade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be in every part of; to spread through; to permeate.

Pronunciation

/pɜː(ɹ)ˈveɪd/ /pəˈveɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pervade.wav /pɚˈveɪd/ En-us-pervade.oga

Word forms

pervade pervades pervading pervaded

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pervādō.

Derived words

all-pervading pervader pervasive pervasiveness
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