pervade v : spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building" [syn: permeate, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue]

English

Pronunciation

• (US)
  • /pɚˈveɪd/
  • /p@`"veId/

  Rhymes: -eɪd

Verb

1. To be in every part of; to spread through

   Cruel wars pervade history.

Translations

Italian

Verb

pervade

1. Form of Third-person singular present tense, pervadere

bespread, besprinkle, breathe, brew, charge, color, crawl with, creep with, decoct, diffuse, dredge, dye, entincture, extend throughout, fill, flavor, honeycomb, imbrue, imbue, impregnate, infiltrate, infuse, instill, interpenetrate, leave no void, leaven, occupy, overrun, overspread, overswarm, penetrate, percolate, permeate, run through, saturate, season, steep, suffuse, swarm with, teem with, temper, tincture, tinge, transfuse