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распространи́ть — meaning in English

rasprostranit

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English meaning

  • diffuse verb To spread something out through a substance or space, or to spread out that way.
  • disperse verb To scatter or spread out in different directions.
  • distribute verb To divide something up and hand it out to a number of people or places.
  • proliferate verb To grow quickly in number or amount.
  • propagate verb To spread or pass something on, such as information, a belief, or a disease.
  • spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.

Senses

распространи́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • diffuse (transitive) To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
  • diffuse (intransitive) To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
  • disperse (transitive, intransitive) To break up and disappear; to dissipate.
  • disperse (transitive, intransitive) To distribute throughout.
  • distribute (transitive) To supply to retail outlets.
  • proliferate (ambitransitive) To increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply.
  • propagate (transitive) To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate.
  • spread (transitive) To disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present. [from 14th c.]

diffuse — full definition

  1. verb To spread something out through a substance or space, or to spread out that way.
  2. adjective Spread out over a wide area rather than concentrated in one place.
  3. adjective Wordy and rambling rather than concise.

disperse — full definition

  1. verb To scatter or spread out in different directions.
  2. verb To spread information or resources widely.
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