pervaders
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
| Imperative |
|---|
| pervade |
| pervade |
| Present |
|---|
| I pervade |
| you pervade |
| he/she/it pervades |
| we pervade |
| you pervade |
| they pervade |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I pervaded |
| you pervaded |
| he/she/it pervaded |
| we pervaded |
| you pervaded |
| they pervaded |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am pervading |
| you are pervading |
| he/she/it is pervading |
| we are pervading |
| you are pervading |
| they are pervading |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have pervaded |
| you have pervaded |
| he/she/it has pervaded |
| we have pervaded |
| you have pervaded |
| they have pervaded |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was pervading |
| you were pervading |
| he/she/it was pervading |
| we were pervading |
| you were pervading |
| they were pervading |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had pervaded |
| you had pervaded |
| he/she/it had pervaded |
| we had pervaded |
| you had pervaded |
| they had pervaded |
| Future |
|---|
| I will pervade |
| you will pervade |
| he/she/it will pervade |
| we will pervade |
| you will pervade |
| they will pervade |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have pervaded |
| you will have pervaded |
| he/she/it will have pervaded |
| we will have pervaded |
| you will have pervaded |
| they will have pervaded |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be pervading |
| you will be pervading |
| he/she/it will be pervading |
| we will be pervading |
| you will be pervading |
| they will be pervading |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been pervading |
| you have been pervading |
| he/she/it has been pervading |
| we have been pervading |
| you have been pervading |
| they have been pervading |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been pervading |
| you will have been pervading |
| he/she/it will have been pervading |
| we will have been pervading |
| you will have been pervading |
| they will have been pervading |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been pervading |
| you had been pervading |
| he/she/it had been pervading |
| we had been pervading |
| you had been pervading |
| they had been pervading |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would pervade |
| you would pervade |
| he/she/it would pervade |
| we would pervade |
| you would pervade |
| they would pervade |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have pervaded |
| you would have pervaded |
| he/she/it would have pervaded |
| we would have pervaded |
| you would have pervaded |
| they would have pervaded |
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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
verbTo cause to be filled, as with a particular mood or tone:
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