PERVADE


Meaning of PERVADE in English

per ‧ vade /pəˈveɪd $ pər-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] formal

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: pervadere , from vadere 'to go' ]

if a feeling, idea, or smell pervades a place, it is present in every part of it:

A spirit of hopelessness pervaded the country.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.