pervasive
English
WOTD – 29 March 2008
Etymology
From Latin pervāsus, from pervādō (“spread through, pervade”), from per (“through”) + vādō (“go, walk”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəˈveɪ.sɪv/
- (US) IPA(key): /pɚˈveɪ.sɪv/
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Adjective
pervasive (comparative more pervasive, superlative most pervasive)
- Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.
- The medication had a pervasive effect on the patient's health.
Synonyms
- (manifested throughout): penetrating, permeating, pervading
Related terms
▼ <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_terms_derived_from_the_PIE_root_*weh%E2%82%82d%CA%B0-' title='Category:English terms derived from the PIE root *weh₂dʰ-'>English terms derived from the PIE root *weh₂dʰ-</a> (0 c, 11 e)
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/evade' title='evade'>evade</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/evasion' title='evasion'>evasion</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/invade' title='invade'>invade</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/invader' title='invader'>invader</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/invasion' title='invasion'>invasion</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/invasive' title='invasive'>invasive</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/pervade' title='pervade'>pervade</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/pervader' title='pervader'>pervader</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/pervasive' title='pervasive'>pervasive</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/waddle' title='waddle'>waddle</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/wade' title='wade'>wade</a>
Translations
manifested throughout
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