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spread

verb

/spred/

Meaning

to extend over a larger area; to distribute; to apply

to open or extend something over an area

The news spread quickly through the town.

She spread the blanket on the grass for a picnic.

extend, distribute, scatter, circulate, stretch

Entry 1

extend, distribute, scatter, circulate

Entry 2

distribute, scatter, extend, stretch

collect, gather, concentrate, contain

Entry 1

collect, gather, concentrate, contain

Entry 2

gather, collect

spread quickly, spread widely, spread evenly, spread news, spread out, spread the word, spread a rumor

Entry 1

spread quickly, spread widely, spread evenly, spread news

Entry 2

spread out, spread the word, spread a rumor

To make someone feel isolated or estranged; to cause someone to become unfriendly.

to swell or cause to swell, often due to fluid or gas

To make something more attractive by adding decorative details or exaggerating.

to make someone feel embarrassed or ashamed

to walk through water or another substance that impedes movement

to make an identical reproduction of something