pervade

UK: /pə^rˈveɪd/ US: /pɚˈveɪd/ ,(pər vād′)

Inflections of 'pervade' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

pervades

v 3rd person singular

pervading

v pres p

pervaded

v past

pervaded

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

per•vade /pɚˈveɪd/   v. [~ + object] , -vad•ed, -vad•ing. 

1. to become spread throughout all parts of:
   The smell of coffee pervaded the air.

See -vade-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

per•vade  (pər vād′), v.t., -vad•ed, -vad•ing. 

1. to become spread throughout all parts of:
   Spring pervaded the air.

• Latin pervādere to pass through, equivalent. to per- per- + vādere to go, walk
• 1645–55;

per•vad′er, n. 
per•vad′ing•ly, adv. 
per•vad′ing•ness, n. 
per•va•sion  (pər vā′zhən), n.  per•va•sive  (pər vā′siv), adj.  per•va′sive•ly, adv. 
per•va′sive•ness, n. 
Synonyms

diffuse, fill.

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pervade / pɜːˈveɪd/ verb

1. (transitive) to spread through or throughout, esp subtly or gradually; permeate

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin pervādere, from per- through + vādere to go

pervasion / pɜːˈveɪʒən/ noun