sich ausbreiten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- generalize verb To talk about something in broad, vague terms, without going into detail.
- proliferate verb To grow quickly in number or amount.
- 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 talk about something in broad, vague terms, without going into detail.
- verb To work out a wider rule or pattern by looking at particular examples.
- verb (medicine) To spread through the whole body, rather than staying in one place.
- verb To arrive at a broad idea or rule by reasoning from individual facts.
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