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pervade
diffuse; fill; spread throughout all parts of: Suspicion pervades the whole department.
Not to be confused with:
purvey – furnish; provide; supply: The caterer will purvey the tables and chairs in addition to the food.
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per·vade
(pər-vād′)tr.v. per·vad·ed, per·vad·ing, per·vades
To be present throughout; permeate: The sweet scent of gardenias pervaded the house. A sense of fear and mistrust pervades the novel. See Synonyms at imbue.
[Latin pervādere : per-, through; see per- + vādere, to go.]
per·vad′er n.
per·va′sion (-vā′zhən) n.
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pervade
(pɜːˈveɪd)vb
(tr) to spread through or throughout, esp subtly or gradually; permeate
[C17: from Latin pervādere, from per- through + vādere to go]
perˈvader n
pervasion n
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per•vade
(pərˈveɪd)v.t. -vad•ed, -vad•ing.
to become spread throughout all parts of: Spring pervaded the air.
[1645–55; < Latin pervādere to pass through =per- per- + vādere to go, walk]
per•vad′er, n.
per•va′sion (-ˈveɪ ʒən) n.
per•va′sive (-sɪv) adj.
per•va′sive•ly, adv.
per•va′sive•ness, n.
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pervade
Past participle: pervaded
Gerund: pervading
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Verb | 1. | pervade - spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks" |
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pervade
verb spread through, fill, affect, penetrate, infuse, permeate, imbue, suffuse, percolate, extend through, diffuse through, overspread the corruption that pervades every stratum of society
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pervade
[pɜːˈveɪd] VT [smell] → extenderse por; [light] → difundirse por; [feeling, atmosphere] → impregnar; [influence, ideas] → extenderse porthe smell of burnt food pervaded the whole house → el olor a comida quemada se extendió por toda la casa
this prejudice pervades our society → este prejuicio está extendido en nuestra sociedad
see also all-pervading
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[pərˈveɪd] vt [feeling, smell, atmosphere] → se répandre dansA festival atmosphere pervades the whole town → Une atmosphère de festival se répand dans toute la ville.
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vt → erfüllen; (smell also) → durchziehen; (light) → durchfluten; his writing is pervaded with dialect expressions → seine Bücher sind voller Dialektausdrücke; the universities are pervaded with subversive elements → die Universitäten sind mit subversiven Elementen durchsetzt
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[pɜːˈveɪd] vt (subj, smell, feeling, atmosphere) → pervadere; (influence, ideas) → insinuarsi in, diffondersi inCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995