pervade
per vayd
- v spread or diffuse through
- The relevations of an ousted minister has left the opposition in disarray and gloom seems to pervade the entire party structure.
- In Johannesburg, an afternoon Star editorial bemoaned the violence "that seems to pervade the whole world.
- It used to be that Starbucks attracted customers from a small, elite segment of the country; now, its visitors pervade many more segments across America.