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 pervades — Railway Gazette
Synonyms: see permeate