распространи́ться — meaning in English
rasprostranitsya
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English meaning
- diffuse verb To spread something out through a substance or space, or to spread out that way.
- percolate verb To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
- proliferate verb To increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply.
- spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
Senses
распространи́ться is used for these senses in English:
- diffuse (intransitive) To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
- percolate (intransitive, figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
- proliferate (ambitransitive) To increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply.
- spread (intransitive) To take up a larger area or space; to expand, be extended. [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.
percolate — full definition
- verb To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
- verb To drain or seep through a porous substance.
- verb To make (coffee) in a percolator.
- verb (of coffee) to be prepared by percolation; (of a coffee pot) to brew coffee in this way.