From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpervadeper‧vade /pəˈveɪd $ pər-/ verb [transitive] formal SPREADif a feeling, idea, or smell pervades a place, it is present in every part of it A spirit of hopelessness pervaded the country.→ See Verb table
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pervade• Hard feelings pervade, especially between Paulette and her father.• The power of their positive thinking is infectious and pervades our daily working life.• Above all, I remember the overwhelming sense of defeatism and moral chaos that pervaded public discourse.• There is a contradiction which has pervaded responses to the National Curriculum in special education.• the smell of rain pervading the air• Tea trays pervade the corridors, going everywhere.• A culture of violence pervades the local police department.• It is a word that pervades the world that deals with children who, having problems, are taken to be problems.• Many sleepers are disturbed by light that pervades their eyelids when they have their eyes closed.Origin pervade (1600-1700) Latin pervadere, from vadere “to go” 