Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for pervade

pervade

[ per-veyd ]

verb (used with object)

, per·vad·ed, per·vad·ing.
  1. to become spread throughout all parts of:

    Spring pervaded the air.

    Synonyms: fill, diffuse



pervade

/ pɜːˈveɪʒən; pɜːˈveɪd /

verb

  1. tr to spread through or throughout, esp subtly or gradually; permeate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Derived Forms

  • pervasion, noun
  • perˈvader, noun
Discover More

Other Words From

  • per·vader noun
  • per·vading·ly adverb
  • per·vading·ness noun
  • per·va·sion [per-, vey, -zh, uh, n], noun
  • per·va·sive [per-, vey, -siv], adjective
  • inter·per·vade verb (used with object) interpervaded interpervading
  • unper·vaded adjective
  • unper·vading adjective
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of pervade1

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pervade1

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

Example Sentences

Such incidents have pervaded our daily lives and have a pronounced impact in our workplaces.

From Quartz

It is no surprise therefore that a greater sense of urgency, even alarm, pervades the centerpiece of the volume, “The Diversity of Life.”

The optimism has pervaded even the industries that have been hardest hit by the pandemic.

From Time

By becoming an ecologist, I did not escape the kind of Individualism that pervaded Rand’s thinking.

Media companies’ diversity shortcomings pervade their organizations, but lack of diversity among their executive and management ranks is particularly problematic.

From Digiday

Advertisement

Related Words

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


pervpervasive