sich ausbreiten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- generalize verb To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.
- proliferate verb To increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply.
- 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.
- straddle verb To sit or stand with one leg on each side of something.
Senses
sich ausbreiten is used for these senses in English:
- generalize To spread throughout the body and become systemic.
- proliferate (ambitransitive) To increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply.
- sprawl To spread out in a disorderly fashion; to straggle.
- spread (intransitive) To take up a larger area or space; to expand, be extended. [from 14th c.]
- straddle (transitive) To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly.
generalize — full definition
- verb To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.
- verb To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
- verb To spread throughout the body and become systemic.
- verb To derive or deduce (a general concept or principle) from particular facts.