pervasive

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English

WOTD – 29 March 2008

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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.
    • 2023 November 15, Tessa Wong, “Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters”, in BBC‎:
      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

Derived terms

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weh₂dʰ- (0 c, 12 e)

Translations

German

Adjective

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

Italian

Adjective

pervasive

  1. feminine plural of pervasivo
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