verb
Meaning 1
To be in every part of; to spread through; to permeate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- Cruel wars pervade history.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
To be in every part of; to spread through; to permeate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
spread or diffuse through
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: permeate, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: penetrate, perforate
Narrower terms: spiritize, spiritise
History
Learned borrowing from Latin pervādō.
Across languages
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.