Pervade

/pɚˈveɪd/ verb

verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To be in every part of; to spread through; to permeate. transitive

    "Cruel wars pervade history."

  2. 2
    spread or diffuse through wordnet

Example

More examples

"Science and technology have come to pervade every aspect of our lives and, as a result, society is changing at a speed which is quite unprecedented."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pervādō.

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