SAT vocabulary

Pervade

To spread through and be perceived in every part of; to permeate.

Example

"A sense of calm pervaded the room after the mediation session concluded."

Etymology

From Latin 'pervadere' (to go through, to spread through), from 'per-' (through) + 'vadere' (to go).

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