pervasive

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Pronunciation

/pəˈveɪ.sɪv/

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/pəˈveɪ.sɪv/ · /pɚˈveɪ.sɪv/(US)

Definition of pervasive

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adj

Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.

“The medication had a pervasive effect on the patient's health.”
“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.”

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

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