levitä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- diffuse verb To spread something out through a substance or space, or to spread out that way.
- fan noun A device, hand-held or powered, that moves air to cool someone or something down.
- flare noun A bright light or flame used as a signal or for illumination, often a handheld or fired device.
- generalize verb To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.
- pervade verb To spread through every part of something, so that its presence is felt everywhere.
- radiate verb To send out light, heat, or other energy in rays from a central point.
- resolve verb To find a satisfactory solution to a problem or disagreement.
- spill verb To let liquid or loose material fall out of a container by accident.
- sprawl verb To sit or lie with the arms and legs spread out carelessly.
- spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
Senses
levitä is used for these senses in English:
- diffuse (intransitive) To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
- fan (intransitive, usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
- flare (ambitransitive) To open outward in shape.
- generalize To spread throughout the body and become systemic.
- go viral (sociology) To be rapidly and frequently shared, especially through social media, but (with retroactive application to pre-internet occurrences) also via gossip or as a collective response to broadcasting or widespread print circulation.
- pervade (transitive) To be in every part of; to spread through; to permeate.
- radiate (ecology, intransitive) To spread into new habitats, migrate.
- resolve To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.
diffuse — full definition
- verb To spread something out through a substance or space, or to spread out that way.
- adjective Spread out over a wide area rather than concentrated in one place.
- adjective Wordy and rambling rather than concise.
fan — full definition
- noun A device, hand-held or powered, that moves air to cool someone or something down.
- noun A person who admires and follows a performer, team, or interest closely.
- verb To move air onto something using a fan or a waving motion, or to spread out in a fan shape.