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ausbreiten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • disseminate verb To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.
  • spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
  • travel verb To go from one place to another, often over a distance.
  • unfold verb To open out something that was folded.

Senses

ausbreiten is used for these senses in English:

  • disseminate (transitive) To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.
  • disseminate (intransitive) To become widespread.
  • spread (transitive) To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. [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.]
  • travel (intransitive) To pass from one place to another; to move or transmit.
  • unfold (transitive) To undo a folding.

disseminate — full definition

  1. verb To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.
  2. verb To become widespread.

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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