Pervade — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

spread or diffuse through

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɚvˈeɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/pəvˈeɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pəvˈeɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /pɚvˈeɪd/.

Examples

An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration
music penetrated the entire building
His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

permeate interpenetrate imbue penetrate diffuse riddle

Parts of Speech

verb	spread or diffuse through “An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration”

Word Forms

permeative	adjective	spreading or spread throughout
permeant	adjective	spreading or spread throughout
permeation	noun	the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance
pervasive	adjective	spreading or spread throughout
pervasion	noun	the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance
penetrative	adjective	tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing
interpenetration	noun	mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other
diffusive	adjective	spreading by diffusion
diffusion	noun	the act of dispersing or diffusing something
diffusor	noun	baffle that distributes sound waves evenly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

durchdringen

verbreiten oder diffundieren

🇫🇷French

imprégner

se propager ou se diffuser à travers

🇪🇸Spanish

impregnar

propagarse o difundirse a través

🇮🇹Italian

pervadere

diffondere o diffondere attraverso

🇳🇱Dutch

doordringen

zich verspreiden of diffunderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

permear

espalhar ou difundir através

🇷🇺Russian

проникать

распространяться или диффундировать через

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्याप्त होना

फैलाना या फैलाना

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিব্যাপ্ত

ছড়িয়ে বা ছড়িয়ে পড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

வியாபிக்கும்

பரவுதல் அல்லது பரவுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యాపించి ఉంటాయి

వ్యాప్తి లేదా వ్యాప్తి ద్వారా

🇮🇳Marathi

व्याप्त

माध्यमातून पसरणे किंवा पसरवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્યાપવું

દ્વારા ફેલાવો અથવા ફેલાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಾಪಿಸುತ್ತವೆ

ಹರಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹರಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യാപിക്കുക

വ്യാപിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വ്യാപിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੈਲਣਾ

ਦੁਆਰਾ ਫੈਲਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਫੈਲਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھیلنا

کے ذریعے پھیلنا یا پھیلانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

弥漫

通过传播或扩散

🇯🇵Japanese

浸透する

～を通して広がる、または拡散する

🇰🇷Korean

널리 퍼지다

확산 또는 확산

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tràn ngập

lây lan hoặc khuếch tán qua

🇹🇭Thai

แผ่ซ่าน

แพร่กระจายหรือแพร่กระจายผ่าน

🇮🇩Indonesian

meliputi

menyebar atau menyebar melalui

🇵🇭Filipino

lumaganap

kumalat o kumalat sa pamamagitan ng

🇲🇾Malay

meresap

merebak atau meresap melalui

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تنتشر

ينتشر أو ينتشر من خلال

🇮🇷Persian

فراگیر شود

پخش یا پخش می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

nüfuz etmek

yayılmak veya yayılmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַעֲפֵּעַ

להתפשט או להתפזר דרך

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