Definition of spread

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Spread (v. i.) To be propagated from one to another; as, the disease spread into all parts of the city..

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Pervasive :: Pervasive (a.) Tending to pervade, or having power to spread throughout; of a pervading quality..
Spatula :: Spatula (n.) An implement shaped like a knife, flat, thin, and somewhat flexible, used for spreading paints, fine plasters, drugs in compounding prescriptions, etc. Cf. Palette knife, under Palette..
Circulate :: Circulate (v. t.) To cause to pass from place to place, or from person to person; to spread; as, to circulate a report; to circulate bills of credit..
Erysipelas :: Erysipelas (n.) St. Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused inflammation of the skin, which, starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over its surface. It is usually regarded as contagious, and often occurs epidemically..
Catch :: Catch (v. i.) To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate..
Outlay :: Outlay (v. t.) To lay out; to spread out; to display.
Sparpoil :: Sparpoil (v. t.) To scatter; to spread; to disperse.
Diffuse :: Diffuse (v. t.) To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow on all sides; to send out, or extend, in all directions; to spread; to circulate; to disseminate; to scatter; as to diffuse information..
Rub :: Rub (v. t.) To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
Paper :: Paper (n.) A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for external application; as, cantharides paper..
Clart :: Clart (v. t.) To daub, smear, or spread, as with mud, etc..
Toil :: Toil (n.) A net or snare; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey; -- usually in the plural..
Span :: Span (v. t.) The spread or extent of an arch between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between its supports..
Candroy :: Candroy (n.) A machine for spreading out cotton cloths to prepare them for printing.
Redolent :: Redolent (a.) Diffusing odor or fragrance; spreading sweet scent; scented; odorous; smelling; -- usually followed by of.
Overflow :: Overflow (v. t.) To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm..
Mangrove :: Mangrove (n.) The name of one or two trees of the genus Rhizophora (R. Mangle, and R. mucronata, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting aerial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new stems. The seeds also send down a strong root while yet attached to the parent plant..
Spread :: Spread (v. i.) To extend in length and breadth in all directions, or in breadth only; to be extended or stretched; to expand..
Butter :: Butter (v. t.) To cover or spread with butter.
Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
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