| word | pervade |
|---|---|
| definition | To spread through all parts of something. |
| eg_sentence | We all knew that more job cuts were coming, and the entire office was pervaded with anxiety. |
| explanation | Pervade can be used to describe something physical: a chemical odor may pervade a building, for example, and most scientists believe that outer space is pervaded by mysterious “dark matter.” But the word usually doesn't refer to anything that could be detected by scientific instruments. Thus, humor may pervade a novel, gloom may pervade a gathering, and corruption may pervade a government. And something pervasive exists in every part of something: fatherlessness may be a pervasive problem in poor neighborhoods, for instance, and pervasive optimism sometimes causes the stock market to soar |
| IPA | pərˈveɪd |
Tags: mwvb::unit:21, mwvb::unit:21:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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