pervade

per·vade  (pr-vd)

tr.v. per·vad·ed, per·vad·ing, per·vades

To be present throughout; permeate. See Synonyms at charge.

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[Latin pervdere : per-, through; see per- + vdere, to go.]

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per·vader n.

per·vasion (-vzhn) n.

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pervade [pɜːˈveɪd]

vb

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

[from Latin pervādere, from per- through + vādere to go]

pervader  n

pervasion  [pɜːˈveɪʒən] n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

pervade - spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks" imbue, permeate, interpenetrate, diffuse, riddle, penetrate penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" spiritise, spiritize - imbue with a spirit

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pervade

verb spread through, fill, affect, penetrate, infuse, permeate, imbue, suffuse, percolate, extend through, diffuse through, overspread the corruption that pervades every stratum of society

Translations

pervade [pɜːˈveɪd] VT [smell] → extenderse por; [light] → difundirse por; [feeling, atmosphere] → impregnar; [influence, ideas] → extenderse por
the smell of burnt food pervaded the whole house → el olor a comida quemada se extendió por toda la casa
this prejudice pervades our society → este prejuicio está extendido en nuestra sociedad
see also all-pervading

pervade [pə^rˈveɪd] vt [feeling, smell, atmosphere] → se répandre dans
A festival atmosphere pervades the whole town → Une atmosphère de festival se répand dans toute la ville.

pervade

vt → erfüllen; (smell also) → durchziehen; (light) → durchfluten; his writing is pervaded with dialect expressions → seine Bücher sind voller Dialektausdrücke; the universities are pervaded with subversive elements → die Universitäten sind mit subversiven Elementen durchsetzt

pervade [pɜːˈveɪd] vt (subj, smell, feeling, atmosphere) → pervadere; (influence, ideas) → insinuarsi in, diffondersi in

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pervade [pɜːˈveɪd] vt (subj, smell, feeling, atmosphere) → pervadere; (influence, ideas) → insinuarsi in, diffondersi in