Mammoth Memory

Pervade – to spread throughout all parts

PRONUNCIATION

(Pronounced per-vade)

To remember the definition of the word pervade, use the following mnemonic:

Persia invaded (pervade) and spread throughout the Middle Eastern lands.

Persia invaded (pervade) and spread throughout the Middle Eastern lands.

An alternative would be:

They came in person, invading (pervade) and spreading throughout the world.

They came in person, invading (pervade) and spreading throughout the world.

 

Examples of pervade in a sentence

Science and technology have come to pervade every aspect of our lives.

The awful smell from the sewage plant seemed to pervade our house.

Within seconds, it seemed the ants started to pervade the abandoned picnic.

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