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pervasive

[ per-vey-siv ]

adjective

  1. spread throughout:

    The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.



pervasive

/ pɜːˈveɪsɪv /

adjective

  1. pervading or tending to pervade
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • perˈvasively, adverb
  • perˈvasiveness, noun
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Other Words From

  • per·va·sive·ly adverb
  • per·va·sive·ness noun
  • in·ter·per·va·sive adjective
  • in·ter·per·va·sive·ly adverb
  • non·per·va·sive adjective
  • non·per·va·sive·ly adverb
  • un·per·va·sive adjective
  • un·per·va·sive·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pervasive1

First recorded in 1730–40; equivalent to Latin pervās(us), past participle of pervādere “to pass through” + -ive ( def ); pervade ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pervasive1

C18: from Latin pervāsus, past participle of pervādere to pervade
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Example Sentences

That will mean pervasive discounting with a side of free shipping to coax shoppers to buy.

While the beer brand isn’t the only big advertisers in esports, it is one of the more pervasive.

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For now, I’ll say that this was a big exercise in how a great story can become so pervasive that it seems true.

Often this magazine’s approach was quite pointed, as when it criticized President Lyndon Johnson for failing to act on the 1968 Kerner Commission’s finding that pervasive racism fueled civil disorder.

The few tools that previously existed tend to measure overt gender bias like harassment, rather than the subtle ones that are so pervasive.

Pervasive monitoring would also undermine the privacy of user communications.

Pervasive odors of ripening vine, Fill the air like a luscious wine.

Pervasive drug use among students creates a climate in the schools that is destructive to learning.

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