PERVADE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PERVADE?

Need another word that means the same as “pervade”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “pervade” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Pervade” are: diffuse, imbue, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, riddle, spread through, fill, suffuse, be diffused through, diffuse through, pass through, filter through, percolate through, infuse, perfuse, extend throughout, be disseminated through, flow through, run through

Pervade as a Verb

Definitions of "Pervade" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pervade” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Spread or diffuse through.
• (especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of.
• Be present and apparent throughout.

Synonyms of "Pervade" as a verb (20 Words)

be diffused through	Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function.
be disseminated through	Happen, occur, take place.
diffuse	Spread or diffuse through. The problem is how to diffuse power without creating anarchy.
diffuse through	Spread or diffuse through.
extend throughout	Expand the influence of.
fill	Fill satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction. Fill the child with pride.
filter through	Pass through.
flow through	Move along, of liquids.
imbue	Fill soak or imbue totally. His works are invariably imbued with a sense of calm and serenity.
infuse	Let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse. Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals.
interpenetrate	Penetrate mutually or be interlocked. Fibres of meaning interpenetrate every strand of sound.
pass through	Cause to pass.
percolate through	Gain or regain energy.
perfuse	Cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across. The transplanted kidney is perfused at low pressure by retrograde flow.
permeate	Penetrate mutually or be interlocked. The aroma of soup permeated the air.
riddle	Explain a riddle. Riddle me this then.
run through	Progress by being changed.
spread through	Cause to become widely known.
suffuse	To become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light. His whole frame suffused with a cold dew.

Usage Examples of "Pervade" as a verb

• The sense of crisis which pervaded Europe in the 1930s.
• A smell of stale cabbage pervaded the air.

Associations of "Pervade" (30 Words)

broaden	Make broader. He has to broaden Labour s appeal to the whole community.
diffuse	Spread or diffuse through. Gas is diffused into the bladder.
diffusion	The action of spreading the light from a light source evenly to reduce glare and harsh shadows. The diffusion of knowledge.
dispersed	Distributed or spread over a considerable extent. Has ties with many widely dispersed friends.
dispersion	The pattern of distribution of individuals within a habitat. Some seeds rely on birds for dispersion.
disseminate	Spread (something, especially information) widely. There is a subset of these low grade tumours that can disseminate and migrate.
dissemination	The act of dispersing or diffusing something. The dissemination of public information.
distributed	(of a computer system) spread over several machines, especially over a network. The figures of syllogisms all have properly distributed middle terms.
distributive	A distributive word. Transport and distributive industries.
filter	A filter tip. Filters can be used in photography to reduce haze.
growing	The process of an individual organism growing organically a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level. The growing concern over ozone levels.
imbue	Fill soak or imbue totally. His works are invariably imbued with a sense of calm and serenity.
immanent	Of a mental act performed entirely within the mind. A cognition is an immanent act of mind.
infiltrate	Gradually permeate or become a part of. Computing has infiltrated most professions now.
intersperse	Place at intervals in or among. Intersperse exclamation marks in the text.
invasive	Gradually intrusive without right or permission. The sound of the piano was invasive.
leach	Cause a liquid to leach or percolate. Leach the soil.
omnipresent	Widely or constantly encountered; widespread. The omnipresent threat of natural disasters.
percolate	Spread gradually through an area or group of people. He put some coffee on to percolate.
permeate	Pass through. The aroma of soup permeated the air.
pervasive	(especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people. An error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion.
pervasiveness	The quality of filling or spreading throughout. The pervasiveness of the odor of cabbage in tenement hallways.
proliferate	(of a cell, structure, or organism) reproduce rapidly. Pizza parlors proliferate in this area.
scattered	(of a person) distracted or disorganized. Scattered villages.
seep	(of a liquid) flow or leak slowly through porous material or small holes. Water began to seep through the soles of his boots.
spread	The fact or process of spreading over an area. Spread each slice thinly with mayonnaise.
ubiquitous	Being present everywhere at once. His ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family.
ubiquity	The state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once. The growing ubiquity of advertising.
widespread	Distributed over a considerable extent. Widespread fear of nuclear war.