pervasive

English

WOTD - 29 March 2008    

Etymology

From Latin pervāsus, from pervādō (“spread through, pervade”), from per (“through”) + vādō (“go, walk”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /pəˈveɪ.sɪv/, SAMPA: /p@"veI.sIv/
• (US) IPA: /pɚˈveɪ.sɪv/

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Adjective

pervasive (comparative more pervasive, superlative most pervasive)

1. 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

• pervade

Translations

manifested throughout

Danish: gennemtrængende Dutch: doordringend (nl) Finnish: kokonaisvaltainen (fi) French: pénétrant (fr), envahissant (fr) German: durchdringend Norwegian: gjennomtrengende Persian: فراگیر (fa) (farâgir)

Polish: wszechobecny m., wszechogarniający m. Russian: распространяющийся (ru), проникающий (ru), пропитывающий (ru), заполняющий (ru) Spanish: penetrante (es), determinante (es), dominante (es) Swedish: genomträngande, genomgående (sv) Vietnamese: lan toả, rộng khắp

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Italian

Adjective

pervasive f.

1. Feminine plural form of pervasivo