forspread

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To spread; extend.
  2. To diffuse

Word forms

forspread forspreads forspreading forsprede

Etymology

From Middle English forspreden, equivalent to for- + spread. Cognate with Dutch verspreiden (“to spread, disseminate, distribute”).

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