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spread

verb
  1. To move or arrange so as to cover a larger area: expand, extend, fan 1 (out), open (out or up), outstretch, stretch, unfold, unroll. See move
  2. To extend over a wide area: circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, radiate, scatter, strew. See move, wide
  3. To extend over the surface of: blanket, cap, cover, overlay. See put on
  4. To cause (a disease) to pass to another or others: carry, communicate, convey, give, pass, transmit. See move
  5. To make (information) generally known: advertise, blaze 2, blazon, broadcast, bruit, circulate, disseminate, noise, promulgate, propagate. Idioms: spread far and wide, spread the word. See knowledge
  6. To become known far and wide: circulate, get around, go around, travel. Idiom: go (or make) the rounds. See knowledge
  7. To arrange tableware upon (a table) in preparation for a meal: lay 1, set 1. See order
noun
  1. The act of increasing in dimensions, scope, or inclusiveness: enlargement, expansion, extension. See increase
  2. A wide and open area, as of land, sky, or water: distance, expanse, expansion, extent, reach, space, stretch, sweep. See place
  3. Informal. A large meal elaborately prepared or served: banquet, feast, junket. Informal: feed. See ingestion

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