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verb (used with object), -vad·ed, -vad·ing.
to become spread throughout all parts of: Spring pervaded the air.
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Example Sentences
- Yet, in spite of a serious effort, a heaviness pervaded the collection.
- It was no longer a threat, except for the smell of moribund quadruped that pervaded the room.
- In summary, gene targeting in mice has pervaded all fields of biomedicine.
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pervade
1650s, from L. pervadere "spread or go through," from per- "through" + vadere "to go" (see vamoose).
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