pervasive
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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/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file)
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
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]manifested throughout
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German
[edit]Adjective
[edit]pervasive
- inflection of pervasiv:
Italian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]pervasive
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