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 increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply.
- 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
- verb To spread something out through a substance or space, or to spread out that way.
- adjective Spread out over a wide area rather than concentrated in one place.
- adjective Wordy and rambling rather than concise.
disperse — full definition
- verb To scatter or spread out in different directions.
- verb To spread information or resources widely.