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spargere — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • broadcast verb To transmit a program or message by radio, television, or similar means to a wide audience.
  • spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
  • sprinkle verb To scatter small drops or particles of something over a surface.
  • strew verb To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.

Senses

spargere is used for these senses in English:

  • broadcast (transitive, agriculture, horticulture, archaic) To sow seeds over a wide area.
  • spread (transitive) To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area. [from 13th c.]
  • sprinkle (transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
  • strew (dated, except strewn) To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.

broadcast — full definition

  1. verb To transmit a program or message by radio, television, or similar means to a wide audience.
  2. noun A radio or television program transmitted to the public.

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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