pervasive

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English

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Etymology

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

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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.
    • 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.

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German

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pervasive

  1. inflection of pervasiv:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

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pervasive

  1. feminine plural of pervasivo