Spread synonyms
sprĕd
Category:
Part of speech:
Increased in size, area, scope, etc.
The definition of advertise means to provide public information about something, particularly with the hope of making people want to buy, rent or have it.
diaspora
Any similar dispersion.
Continued for a long period of time; protracted:
two facing pages of a book or other publication
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informal repast
*A meal
To cause to move about or be distributed:
Not thinking clearly or in an organized fashion; unfocused.
To settle is defined as to put in order, set in place, pay a debt or to resolve a legal dispute.
radiate (related)
To give forth or spread (happiness, love, etc.) as if from a center
(Intransitive) To become scattered.
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The extent of a given activity or subject that is involved, treated, or relevant:
(Intransitive) To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.
spread thin
Spread around; widespread
Relating to transmissions of messages or signals via radio waves or electronic means
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Selection, array.
The definition of an expanse is the distance to which something can grow or expand, or a vast open surface.
A layer that covers or encloses:
The definition of a conserve is a jam made with multiple fruits and nuts or raisins.
A soft, partially transparent, semisolid food resulting from the cooling of fruit juice boiled with sugar, or of meat juice cooked down
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A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.
An elaborate, sumptuous repast.
To shed; molt:
To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.
To bring persons or things to an equal level; equalize.
be distributed
To become spread
To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something held by one, so as to touch, strike, grasp, etc.
To open (something) up or out; spread out:
untwist
To become untwisted.
To unwind is defined as to relax or undo something that is wound up.
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To become larger; grow or swell.
To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment
To acquire something usually over a period of time.
(Idiomatic, intransitive) to diverge into two or more separate paths.
To embellish superficially:
To apply a gloss to:
To cover over the surface of (a road, etc.), as with concrete, asphalt, or brick
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Spectrum is a broad range of related ideas, qualities or activities.
To rise on or as on an escalator
The definition of imbue is to fill something or someone with a particular quality.
To put into or introduce as if by pouring:
To fix at a given amount:
The definition of a preserve is a place where animals are cared for in order to lengthen their lives, or a fruit preserved in large chunks.
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To knock down or lay low.
(Sports) To modify (one's stance), as in baseball or golf, so that it is open.
Roll out is defined as to flatten or spread with a roller, or to leave, or to move on wheels.
To open and spread out (something folded); extend.
(Intransitive) To become longer.
To give a glossy finish to (paper) by pressing between metal sheets or rollers.
To provide or cover with a coat.
Smear is defined as to cover or mark with something dirty or messy, or to harm the reputation of a person.
To apply paint to (a surface) with hasty or crude strokes.
To decorate in various colors, as if with enamel
To serve as a surface to be coated with paint:
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To scatter (a liquid, for example) in drops or small amounts:
(Woodworking) To apply veneer.
To coat, treat, or polish with wax.
To impart a smooth surface or appearance to, as with varnish
(Archaic) To divide into shares or portions.
To break up (a relationship, for example); dissolve.
To separate and move in different directions; scatter:
restricted (antonym)
Kept within certain limits; limited:
narrowed (antonym)
shorten (antonym)
Shorten is defined as to reduce in length, to roll in sail canvas or to add shortening to a pastry.
shrink (antonym)
To cause to shrink or contract; specif., to cause (fabric) to shrink by a special process in manufacturing so as to minimize later shrinkage
extent (related)
(Computing) A contiguous area of storage in a file system.
measure (related)
The definition of a measure is the space, area, length or capacity of something, or the standard for finding these out.
tablecloth (related)
A cloth for covering a table, esp. at meals
butter (related)
The solid, yellowish, edible fat that results from churning cream or whole milk, used as a spread, in cooking, etc.
cheese (related)
A solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk, often seasoned and aged.
lunch (related)
The definition of lunch is a meal eaten at midday.
scatter (related)
(Physics) To diffuse or deflect in an irregular, random manner
sow (related)
(Figuratively) To scatter over; to besprinkle.
grow (related)
To increase in size and develop toward maturity, as a plant or animal does by assimilating food
divide (related)
To divide is defined as to separate into two or more parts.
separate (related)
To place in different groups; sort:
declare (related)
To show or reveal
Of a disease, easily transmitted to others.
Capable of transmitting a disease; contagious:
Developing symmetrically about a central point.
Lengthy and digressive:
Occurring without restraint and frequently, widely, or menacingly; rife:
serpiginous
Of or being a skin lesion with a wavy or indented margin.
That sprawls
(colloq.) feast
The extent to which something is circulated, as the average number of copies of a magazine sold in a given period
The action of decentralizing, or the state of being decentralized.
The spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities
(Statistics) The degree of scatter of data, usually about an average value, such as the median.
The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc.
The act of divaricating.
The act, or the result, of diversifying.
Diversity is defined as the condition of having many different elements.
(Uncountable) a process of sterilisation whereby radiation is passed through a bag containing food, utensils, etc., to sterilise the contents.
Transmission of pathogenic microorganisms or cancerous cells from an original site to one or more sites elsewhere in the body, usually by way of the blood vessels or lymphatics.
patulousness
The act of promulgating or announcing something, especially a proclamation announcing a new law.
Some degree of success in the spread of propaganda
A development or consequence growing out of and sometimes complicating a problem, plan, or statement:
(Intransitive) To produce branches.
To make or become broad or broader.
(US, archaic British) to spread, promulgate or disseminate a rumour, news etc.
To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.
To dilate is defined as to expand and become wider.
To separate into categories; classify.
divaricate
To spread apart; to diverge, to branch off
To diversify is defined as to divide up and add variety.
To indicate publicly; to proclaim.
To voice; express:
To speak or write in great detail; elaborate or enlarge (on or upon)
To open or straighten (something) out; unbend:
(Slang) To spank
Flare is defined as to blaze into a sudden light, burst into anger to curve outward.
Infiltrate is defined as to pass through gaps, particularly into enemy lines or in the case of liquid passing through a substance.
To cover with something that acts like a mantle; cover, envelop, or conceal:
(Math.) To find the product of by multiplication
To penetrate is to pass into or through something.
To spread or flow throughout; pervade:
To proliferate is to multiply or to increase quickly in numbers.
To lengthen temporally; to put off to a distant time; to postpone.
To put (a law, for example) into effect by formal public announcement.
To generate; to produce.
To extend one's muscles or limbs, as after prolonged sitting or on awakening.
To spread (something) over a wide area; disseminate.
To spread through or over, as with liquid or light:
stagnation (antonym)
Being stagnant; being without circulation
suppression (antonym)
A suppressing or being suppressed
gather (antonym)
To pick up or collect (molten glass) using a tool in glass blowing.
collect (antonym)
To call for and obtain payment of:
compress (antonym)
(Computers) To encode (data) to minimize the space required for storage or transmittal:
fold-up (antonym)
(Idiomatic) To go out of business.
hide (antonym)
Hide is defined as to conceal something, oneself, or others.
suppress (antonym)
To put down by force; subdue; quell; crush
To stretch beyond
To lie over or on top of; cover:
To provide forage for (livestock):
To make known; give (information, signals, or messages)
The definition of convey is to transport or communicate something.
To offer in good faith; pledge:
To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just.
To impart or convey to others by heredity.
To make known publicly; proclaim:
To proclaim widely.
To become known far and wide
(--- Informal) To move swiftly:
An enlarging or being enlarged
(Sports) The act or an instance of increasing the number of teams in a league
A space marked out in the last part of a racecourse.
The region of the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere. &diamf3; The part of this region within the solar system is known as interplanetary space . &diamf3; The part of this region beyond the solar system but within the Milky Way or within another galaxy is known as interstellar space . &diamf3; The part of this region between the Milky Way and other galaxies is known as intergalactic space .
A long oar used to propel a boat.
Feed is a source of nourishment or food that is provided to animals.
spread the word
go (or make) the rounds
move (related)
To be disposed of by sale:
wide (related)
To the full extent; completely.
put-on (related)
To extend over the surface of
knowledge (related)
(Obsolete) To confess as true; to acknowledge. [13th-17th c.]
order (related)
To give an order or orders; request that something be done or supplied.
A decorative cover for a bed; a bedspread or counterpane
decorative cover for a bed
A house in which the owner of an extensive farm lives.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
An opening in a solid structure or surface; a cleft or breach:
two facing pages of a book or other publication
two facing pages of a book or other publication
A food that has been pounded until it is reduced to a smooth creamy mass:
To send circulars to
(UK) Alternative spelling of circularize.
cause to become widely known
(Idiomatic, intransitive) Become further apart.
spread-like-wildfire (related)
spreading-out (related)
To direct a spray onto; treat with or subject to a spray
To talk much or loudly
spread far and wide
restrained (antonym)
The definition of restrained is someone or something that is held back, reserved or subtle.
distributed (related)
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