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Definition pervade in British English

pervade verb

[transitive] verb
/pə(r)ˈveɪd/
1

to spread through the whole of something and become a very obvious feature of it

Example

A strange sour smell pervaded the air.

Example

Death is the theme that now pervades his poetry.

Definition pervade in British English