verb
pervade
per-VAYD/pərˈveɪd/
To spread throughout and be present in every part.
The dye pervades the water until blue reaches every part of the vessel.
Etymology
The literal image is of going through something. Applied to a substance, influence, or quality, that movement becomes spreading throughout the whole rather than remaining in one place.
In context
this day these dance rhythms just pervade all of Baroque music dancing was so important that it's hard to find music that doesn't have dance in it
More examples
- A sense of optimism pervades the entire team.
- Dampness pervaded every room in the old house.
- Gentle humor pervades her writing, even in its darkest moments.
Forms
pervade · pervades · pervaded · pervading
pervasive adjective — Present or spreading throughout an area.