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pervade definition

per·vade (pər vād′)

transitive verb pervaded -·vad′ed, pervading -·vad′·ing

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

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

Related Forms:

  • pervasion per·va′·sion (-vā′z̸hən) noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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