Per-vāde', v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. PERVADED; p. pr. & vb. n. PERVADING.] [Lat. pervadere, from the prefix per, through, and vadere, to go, to walk, allied to Eng. wade, A-S. wadan.]
Sense 1. To pass through, as an aperture, pore, or interstice; to permeate. “Substances soaked in such liquors as will immediately pervade their little pores.” Newton.
Sense 2. To pass or spread through the whole extent of; to be completely diffused in; to affect entirely.
What but God Pervades, adjusts, and agitates the whole? Thomson.
A spirit of cabal, intrigue, and proselytism pervaded all their thoughts, words, and actions. Burke.