spread — [spred] vt. spread, spreading [ME spreden < OE sprædan, akin to Ger spreiten < IE * sprei d , to sprinkle, strew < base * (s)p(h)er , to strew, spray, burst (of buds) > SPRAY1, SPRAWL, SPROUT] 1. to draw out so as to display more… … English World dictionary
Dispersed — Disperse Dis*perse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispersed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispersing}.] [L. dispersus, p. p. of dispergere to strew, scatter. See {Sparse}.] 1. To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dispersed — adjective distributed or spread over a considerable extent (Freq. 3) has ties with many widely dispersed friends eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe • Syn: ↑spread • Similar to: ↑distributed … Useful english dictionary
spread out — verb 1. move outward (Freq. 6) The soldiers fanned out • Syn: ↑diffuse, ↑spread, ↑fan out • Derivationally related forms: ↑spread (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
spread — I. verb (spread; spreading) Etymology: Middle English spreden, from Old English sprǣdan; akin to Old High German spreiten to spread Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to open or expand over a larger area < spread out the map > … New Collegiate Dictionary
spread — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. scatter, strew; disseminate, diffuse, circulate; cover; unfold, stretch; part, separate; show, display; expand, disperse, deploy. n. diffusion, expansion; extent, expanse; bedspread, coverlet; meal,… … English dictionary for students
spread — Synonyms and related words: aberrate, aberration, accelerated, access, accessible, accession, accretion, accrual, accrue, accruement, accumbent, accumulate, accumulation, acreage, addition, adjunct, advance, advertise, affirmed, afghan,… … Moby Thesaurus
spread — I. v. a. 1. Extend, expand, mantle, stretch, dilate. 2. Disperse, scatter, distribute. 3. Publish, divulge, propagate, disseminate, circulate, promulgate, make known, make public, spread abroad. 4. Propagate, spread, disseminate. 5. Emit, diffuse … New dictionary of synonyms
Spread-Load Contractual Plan — A fee payment structure applicable to mutual funds in which the sales charge or commission (load) is not entirely paid at the time the investor first contributes funds to the mutual fund (or in the first several contributions either). Instead,… … Investment dictionary
dispersed — Synonyms and related words: aimless, alienated, amorphous, broadcast, capricious, casual, deflected, deflective, desultory, detached, diffracted, diffractive, diffuse, diffused, disarticulated, disconnected, discontinuous, discrete, disengaged,… … Moby Thesaurus
