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pervades

pervades is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pervade.

Meaning of pervade

Verb

pervade (third-person singular simple present pervades, present participle pervading, simple past and past participle pervaded)

  1. (transitive) To be in every part of; to spread through; to permeate.
    • Cruel wars pervade history.

Questions about pervades

What is pervades the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pervades is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pervade.

Words near pervades in the dictionary

  1. pervade
  2. pervaded
  3. pervadence
  4. pervader
  5. pervaders
  6. pervades
  7. pervading
  8. pervadingly
  9. pervadingness
  10. pervaginal
  11. pervalicious

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