pervade

pervade [per-veyd] SynonymsWord Origin verb (used with object), per·vad·ed, per·vad·ing.

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

Origin of pervade 1645–55; Latin pervādere to pass through, equivalent to per- per- + vādere to go, walkRelated formsper·vad·er, nounper·vad·ing·ly, adverbper·vad·ing·ness, nounper·va·sion [per-vey-zhuhn] /pərˈveɪ ʒən/, nounper·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, adjectiveSynonyms for pervade diffuse, fill. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for pervasion pervade verb

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

Derived Formspervader, nounpervasion (pɜːˈveɪʒən), nounWord Origin for pervade C17: from Latin pervādere, from per- through + vādere to go 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 Word Origin and History for pervasion pervade v.

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

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