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sprede — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • disperse verb To scatter or spread out in different directions.
  • spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.

Senses

sprede is used for these senses in English:

  • disperse (physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract.
  • spread (transitive) To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. [from 13th c.]
  • spread (transitive) To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area. [from 13th c.]
  • spread (transitive) To disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present. [from 14th c.]
  • spread (intransitive) To take up a larger area or space; to expand, be extended. [from 14th c.]

disperse — full definition

  1. verb To scatter or spread out in different directions.
  2. verb To spread information or resources widely.

spread — full definition

  1. verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
  2. verb To become more widely known, present, or transmitted.
  3. verb To coat something with a thin layer of a substance.
  4. noun A soft food meant to be smeared on bread, such as jam or butter.
  5. noun A large, generously laid-out meal.

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