pervade

Pervade is defined as to be completely filled with something.

(verb)

An example of pervade is music filling a room where a symphony is playing.

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See pervade in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb pervaded, pervading

  1. Now Rare to pass through; spread or be diffused throughout
  2. to be prevalent throughout

Origin: L pervadere < per, through + vadere, to go: see evade

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See pervade in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb per·vad·ed, per·vad·ing, per·vades
To be present throughout; permeate. See Synonyms at charge.

Origin:

Origin: Latin pervādere

Origin: : per-, through; see per-

Origin: + vādere, to go

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Related Forms:

  • per·vadˈer noun
  • per·vaˈsion (-vāˈzhən) noun

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