pervade

verb

Definition of pervadenext
as in to suffuse
to spread throughout the delicious scent of roasting turkey pervaded the house

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“Pervade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pervade. Accessed 1 Feb. 2023.

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