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yayılmak — 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.
  • spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
  • stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.

Senses

yayılmak is used for these senses in English:

  • disseminate (intransitive) To become widespread.
  • spread (intransitive) To take up a larger area or space; to expand, be extended. [from 14th c.]
  • stretch (intransitive) To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.

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.

spread — full definition

  1. verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
  2. verb To become more widely known, present, or transmitted.
  3. verb To coat something with a thin layer of a substance.
  4. noun A soft food meant to be smeared on bread, such as jam or butter.
  5. noun A large, generously laid-out meal.

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