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HUMOUR, THE PATHETIC TENDERNESS, AND ADMIRABLE TRUTH WHICH PERVADE
Castle Rackrent 2006
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TRUTH WHICH PERVADE THE WORKS OF MY ACCOMPLISHED FRIEND, 'Sir Walter wrote, I FELT THAT SOMETHING MIGHT BE ATTEMPTED FOR MY OWN COUNTRY OF
Castle Rackrent Maria Edgeworth 1808
Mary_G commented on the word PERVADE
PERVADE:
to spread through all parts of (something.
e.g. The influence of the early jazz musicians pervades American music.
Synonyms:
charge, diffuse, extend, fill, imbue, impregnate, infuse, overspread, penetrate, percolate,
permeate, suffuse, transfuse
Antonyms:
deplete, drain, empty, exhaust, spend, take, use, void
September 14, 2009