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1. Distribute or disperse widely
   "The invaders spread their language all over the country"
   - distribute
    
2. Become distributed or widespread
   "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"
   - propagate
    
3. Spread across or over
   "A big oil spot spread across the water"
   - overspread
    
4. Spread out or open from a closed or folded state
   "spread your arms"
   - unfold, spread out, open
    
5. Cause to become widely known
   "spread information"
   - circulate, circularize, circularise [Brit], distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, diffuse, disperse, pass around
    
6. Become widely known and passed on
   "the rumour spread"
   - go around, circulate
    
7. Strew or distribute over an area
   "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"
   - scatter, spread out
    
8. Move outward
   - diffuse, spread out, fan out
    
9. Cover by spreading something over
   "spread the bread with cheese"
    
10. Distribute over a surface in a layer
    "spread cheese on a piece of bread"

1. Process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
   - spreading
    
2. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
   "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"
   - gap
    
3. Farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
   - ranch, cattle ranch, cattle farm
    
4. A haphazard distribution in all directions
   - scatter
    
5. A tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes
   - paste
    
6. A meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
   "they put out quite a spread"
   - banquet, feast
    
7. Two facing pages of a book or other publication
   - spread head, spreadhead, facing pages
    
8. The expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age)
   "she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread"
    
9. Decorative cover for a bed
   - bedspread, bedcover, bed cover, bed covering, counterpane
    
10. Act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
    - spreading

1. Distributed or spread over a considerable extent
   "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe"
   - dispersed
    
2. Prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out
   "a table spread with food"
    
3. Fully extended in width
   "with arms spread wide"
   - outspread

Derived forms: spread, spreads, spreading

See also: distributed, extended, prepared, spread out, spreader, spreading

Type of: air, bare, bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding, change of location, circulate, condiment, continue, cover, disparity, dispersion, distribute, distribution, extend, extension, farm, girth, go, locomote, meal, move, page, pass around, pass on, publicise [Brit], publicize, repast, travel, undo

Antonym: gather

Part of: publication

Encyclopedia: Spread