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21spread over — index dissipate (spread out), expand, overlap Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
22spread — spread1 W2S2 [spred] v past tense and past participle spread ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(affect more people/places)¦ 2¦(information/ideas)¦ 3¦(open/arrange)¦ 4¦(throughout an area)¦ 5¦(soft substance)¦ 6¦(arms/fingers etc)¦ 7¦(over time)¦ 8¦(share)¦ …
23spread — 1 /spred/ verb past tense and past participle spread 1 OPEN OR ARRANGE also spread sth out (T) to open something so that it covers a bigger area, or arrange a group of things, so that they cover a flat surface: spread sth on: Let s spread the map …
24spread — [[t]spre̱d[/t]] ♦♦ spreads, spreading, spread 1) VERB If you spread something somewhere, you open it out or arrange it over a place or surface, so that all of it can be seen or used easily. [V n prep] She spread a towel on the sand and lay on it …
25spread — /spred/, v., spread, spreading, n., adj. v.t. 1. to draw, stretch, or open out, esp. over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often fol. by out). 2. to stretch out or unfurl in the air, as folded wings, a flag, etc. (often fol. by out) …
26spread — spread1 [ spred ] (past tense and past participle spread) verb *** ▸ 1 affect larger area ▸ 2 disease affects many ▸ 3 cover surface with something ▸ 4 divide/reduce something ▸ 5 be present in wide area ▸ 6 give information to many ▸ 7 move… …
27spread — 1. verb 1) he spread the map out Syn: lay out, open out, unfurl, unroll, roll out; straighten out, fan out; stretch out, extend; literary outspread Ant: fold up 2) the landscape spread out below …
28spread — [c]/sprɛd / (say spred) verb (spread, spreading) –verb (t) 1. Also, spread out. to draw or stretch out to the full width, as a cloth, a rolled or folded map, folded wings, etc. 2. Also, spread out. to extend over a greater or a relatively great… …
29spread — I UK [spred] / US verb Word forms spread : present tense I/you/we/they spread he/she/it spreads present participle spreading past tense spread past participle spread *** 1) a) [intransitive] to gradually affect or cover a larger area UN leaders… …
30spread — v 1.Often spread out stretch, extend, enlarge, widen, broaden, augment, aggrandize, amplify; stretch out, draw out, lengthen, elongate, protract, prolongate, drag out; expand, dilate, distend, swell, bloat; grow, develop, increase, advance,… …