écarter — meaning in English

English meaning

• discard verb To throw away or get rid of something no longer wanted.
• spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.

Senses

écarter is used for these senses in English:

• discard (transitive) To throw away, to reject.
• rule out (idiomatic, transitive) To reject an option from a list of possibilities.
• set aside (transitive) To disagree with something and reject or overturn it.
• spread (transitive) To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. [from 13th c.]

discard — full definition

1. verb To throw away or get rid of something no longer wanted.
2. verb (card games) To throw out a card from one's hand.
3. noun Something, or a playing card, that has been thrown away or rejected.

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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