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pervade

/pəˈveɪd/ /pɚˈveɪd/

Meanings
verb
To be in every part of; to spread through.

Examples :

"Cruel wars pervade history."
condition situation environment

Related Words

Illustration history

history noun

/ˈhɪst(ə)ɹi/

The aggregate of past events.

"History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes."

Illustration part

part noun

/pɐːt/ /pɑːt/ /pɑɹt/

A portion; a component.

"The car's engine is made of many different parts. "

Illustration through

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

A large slab of stone laid in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration wars

wars noun

/wɔːz/ /wɔɹz/

Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually involving the engagement of military forces.

"The war was largely between Sunni and Shia militants."

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration cruel

cruel verb

/kɹuː(ə)l/

To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success)

"His constant criticism cruelly spoiled her chances of getting a good grade on the project. "

Illustration in

in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

Illustration spread

spread noun

/spɹɛd/

The act of spreading.

"The spread of the flu was rapid in the school this week. "