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单词 pervade
释义 per·vade
\pə(r)ˈvād\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin pervadere, from per- through + vadere to go — more at per-, wade
transitive verb
1. 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 pervadesRailway Gazette >
Synonyms: see permeate
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