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pervadere

to pervade

verb per-VAH-deh-reh Rare
Mind & Emotions Emotions

Origin: From Latin pervadere (to go through), from per- (through) + vadere (to go).

Also means

to permeate

Usage Note

Pervadere is an irregular verb of the second conjugation conjugated with avere; its past participle is pervaso. It is used mostly in literary or elevated register to describe something spreading through a place or person — un odore pervase la stanza (a smell pervaded the room) or la gioia lo pervase (joy permeated him).

Examples

"Una strana malinconia pervade il romanzo."

Natural Translation

A strange melancholy pervades the novel.

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