pervasive
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin pervāsus, from pervādō (“spread through, pervade”), from per (“through”) + vādō (“go, walk”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəˈveɪ.sɪv/
- (US) IPA(key): /pɚˈveɪ.sɪv/
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Adjective edit
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.
- 2023 November 15, Tessa Wong, “Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters”, in BBC[1]:
- Mr Xi is also struggling with issues within his carefully-constructed power structure. The unexplained disappearances of key members of his leadership team and military top brass could be seen as either signs of pervasive corruption or political purges.
Synonyms edit
- (manifested throughout): penetrating, permeating, pervading
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manifested throughout
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German edit
Adjective edit
pervasive
- inflection of pervasiv:
Italian edit
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pervasive