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pervade
per·vade
[
pər váyd
]
(
past and past participle
per·vad·ed
,
present participle
per·vad·ing
,
3rd person present singular
per·vades
)
transitive verb
Definition:
spread throughout something:
to spread through or be present throughout something
[
Mid-17th century. < Latin
pervadere
"go throughout" <
vadere
"go"
]
per·vad·er
noun
per·va·sion
[
pər váyzh'n
]
noun
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