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蒔く — meaning in English

maku

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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.
  • distribute verb To divide something up and hand it out to a number of people or places.
  • scatter verb To cause to separate and move in different directions.
  • sprinkle verb To scatter small drops or particles of something over a surface.

Senses

蒔く 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.
  • distribute (transitive) To scatter or spread.
  • scatter (transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
  • sprinkle (transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).

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.

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