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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary per·vade
\\pər-ˈvād\\ transitive verb
(per·vad·ed ; per·vad·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin pervadere to go through, pervade, from per- through + vadere to go — more at per- , wade DATE 1659 : to become diffused throughout every part of pervade
1650s, from L. pervadere "spread or go through," from per- "through" + vadere "to go" (see vamoose). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 pervadeper·vade / pE5veid; NAmE pEr5v- / verb [VN]
( formal) to spread through and be noticeable in every part of sth 渗透；弥漫；遍及
SYN permeate :
a pervading mood of fear 普遍的恐惧情绪
the sadness that pervades most of her novels 充斥她大部份小说的悲怆情绪
The entire house was pervaded by a sour smell. 整所房子都充满了酸味。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged per·vade
\pə(r)ˈvād\ verb
( -ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin pervadere, from per- through + vadere to go — more at per- , wade transitive verb1. archaic : to move along through : traverse
< pervaded Westminster Hall and looked into most of the courts — A.K.H.Boyd >2. : to become diffused throughout every part of : spread throughout : permeate
< that heavy, still, musty odor that pervades all railroad waiting rooms — Thomas Whiteside >
< an air of Sunday boredom pervades the streets — S.J.Roche >
< the lassitude that pervades most of our prisons — Frank O'Leary >intransitive verb: to become diffused throughout every part of something
< it is pleasant to live in a locality where this spirit pervades — Railway Gazette >
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