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pervade

/pəˈveɪd/verb

उच्चारण पवेड

व्याप्त होना, फैल जाना, छा जाना

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verb
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    [T] formal

    to spread through and be noticeable in every part of something

    व्याप्त होना, फैल जाना, छा जाना

    • A sense of gloom pervaded the town after the floods.
    • The smell of incense pervaded the temple.

    Synonyms permeate fill suffuse saturate penetrate

◇Word family
pervasive adjectivepervasiveness noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

permeate fill suffuse saturate penetrate

§Grammar and usage

Pervade is transitive and takes a direct object, so we say 'fear pervaded the city' (not 'pervaded in the city').

Pervade transitive verb है और direct object लेता है, इसलिए 'fear pervaded the city' कहा जाता है ('pervaded in the city' गलत है)।