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/, X-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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• 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) (rasprostranjajuščijsja), проникающий (ru) (pronikajuščij), пропитывающий (ru) (propityvajuščij), заполняющий (ru) (zapolnjajuščij)
• 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