sprida — meaning in English
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English meaning
- disseminate verb To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.
- fan noun A device, hand-held or powered, that moves air to cool someone or something down.
- propagate verb To spread or pass something on, such as information, a belief, or a disease.
- scatter verb To cause to separate and move in different directions.
- spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
Senses
sprida is used for these senses in English:
- disseminate (transitive) To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.
- fan (intransitive, usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
- 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.
- scatter (ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
- spread (transitive) To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. [from 13th c.]
- spread (transitive) To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area. [from 13th c.]
- spread (transitive) To disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present. [from 14th c.]
- spread (intransitive) To take up a larger area or space; to expand, be extended. [from 14th c.]
disseminate — full definition
- verb To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.
- verb To become widespread.
fan — full definition
- noun A device, hand-held or powered, that moves air to cool someone or something down.
- noun A person who admires and follows a performer, team, or interest closely.
- verb To move air onto something using a fan or a waving motion, or to spread out in a fan shape.