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pervasive

/pəˈveɪ.sɪv/ UK
/pɚˈveɪ.sɪv/ Canada, US
/pəˈvæɪ.sɪv/ Australia
/pəˈvæɪ.səv/ New Zealand

Where it comes from

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

adjective more pervasive · most pervasive

Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything. The medication had a pervasive effect on the patient's health.
Similar: penetrating, permeating, pervading

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Closest in meaning: general, distributive, permeative, permeant, permeating, pervading, ubiquitous, omnipresent, systemic, ingrained, popular, generalised, generalized, prevalent, mainstream, commonplace

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adj manifested throughout

Español	penetrante, determinante, dominante, ubicuo, pervasivo
中文	無處不在的 /无处不在的 wúchùbùzài de
Português	pervasivo
Français	pénétrant, envahissant
Deutsch	durchdringend
Русский	распространяющийся rasprostranjajuščijsja, проникающий pronikajuščij, пропитывающий propityvajuščij, заполняющий zapolnjajuščij
Tiếng Việt	lan toả, rộng khắp

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@misc{pervasive_2026,
  title = {pervasive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pervasive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}