- pervade per·vade vt
- [pɜː'veɪd]
(subj: smell, feeling, atmosphere) pervadere, (influence, ideas) insinuarsi in, diffondersi in
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pervade per·vade vt
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Pervade — Per*vade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pervaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pervading}.] [L. pervadere, pervasum; per + vadere to go, to walk. See {Per }, and {Wade}.] 1. To pass or flow through, as an aperture, pore, or interstice; to permeate. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pervade — per•vade [[t]pərˈveɪd[/t]] v. t. vad•ed, vad•ing to become spread throughout all parts of: Spring pervaded the air[/ex] • Etymology: 1645–55; < L pervādere to pass through =per per +vādere to go, walk per•vad′er, n. per•va′sion ˈveɪ ʒən n.… … From formal English to slang
pervade — per|vade [pəˈveıd US pər ] v [T] formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: pervadere, from vadere to go ] if a feeling, idea, or smell pervades a place, it is present in every part of it ▪ A spirit of hopelessness pervaded the country … Dictionary of contemporary English
pervade — per|vade [ pər veıd ] verb transitive FORMAL to spread through the whole of something and become a very obvious feature of it: A strange sour smell pervaded the air. Death is the theme that now pervades his poetry … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pervade — per·vade … English syllables
Pervaded — Pervade Per*vade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pervaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pervading}.] [L. pervadere, pervasum; per + vadere to go, to walk. See {Per }, and {Wade}.] 1. To pass or flow through, as an aperture, pore, or interstice; to permeate. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pervading — Pervade Per*vade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pervaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pervading}.] [L. pervadere, pervasum; per + vadere to go, to walk. See {Per }, and {Wade}.] 1. To pass or flow through, as an aperture, pore, or interstice; to permeate. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
