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распространя́ться — meaning in English

rasprostranyatsya

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English meaning

  • diffuse verb To spread something out through a substance or space, or to spread out that way.
  • disseminate verb To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.
  • expatiate verb To write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion.
  • percolate verb To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
  • permeate verb To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture
  • proliferate verb To increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply.
  • spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.

Senses

распространя́ться 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.
  • disseminate (intransitive) To become widespread.
  • expatiate To write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion.
  • percolate (intransitive, figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
  • permeate (transitive) To enter and spread through; to pervade.
  • 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

  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.

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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