pervasive

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

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

[edit] Synonyms

• (manifested throughout): penetrating, permeating, pervading

[edit] Related terms

• pervade

[edit] Translations

Danish: gennemtrængende Dutch: doordringend nl(nl) Finnish: kokonaisvaltainen fi(fi) French: pénétrant, envahissant German: durchdringend

Norwegian: gjennomtrengende Polish: wszechobecny m., wszechogarniający m. Russian: распространённый ru(ru) (rasprostranjónnyj) Spanish: penetrante es(es), determinante es(es), dominante es(es) Swedish: genomträngande Vietnamese: lan toả, rộng khắp

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

pervasive f.

1. Feminine plural form of pervasivo