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распространя́ть — 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.
  • 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.
  • disseminate verb To spread ideas, opinions or information widely, as if scattering seeds.
  • distribute verb To divide something up and hand it out to a number of people or places.
  • peddle verb To sell goods, especially in small quantities or door to door.
  • 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

распространя́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • broadcast (transitive) To transmit a message over a wide area.
  • 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.
  • disseminate (transitive) To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.
  • distribute (transitive) To supply to retail outlets.
  • peddle (derogatory, figuratively) To spread or cause to spread.

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.

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.
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