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pervasive definition

per·va·sive (pər vā′siv)

adjective

tending to pervade or spread throughout

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pervasive Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • increasingly: The need for an Islamic response to an increasingly pervasive secularism is all too clear.

Modifies a noun

  • computing: Realm of pervasive computing could work here version the initial on a monthly.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Such ' sense ' technologies may well become more pervasive in the future, helping to augment the world in which we live.

Preposition: in

  • society: Discrimination against disabled people is pervasive in all societies, whether intentional or not.
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