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
- verb To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.
- verb To become widespread.
spread — full definition
- verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
- verb To become more widely known, present, or transmitted.
- verb To coat something with a thin layer of a substance.
- noun A soft food meant to be smeared on bread, such as jam or butter.
- noun A large, generously laid-out meal.