| VERB | motion | spread out, diffuse, spread, fan out | move outward |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | spread out, string out | set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series | |
| motion | spread out, spread, scatter | strew or distribute over an area | |
| motion | spread out, expand | extend in one or more directions | |
| motion | spread out, turn out, splay, rotate | turn outward | |
| motion | spread out, disperse, dissipate, scatter | move away from each other | |
| contact | spread out, unfold, spread, open | spread out or open from a closed or folded state |
| Meaning | Move outward. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | diffuse, spread, fan out | |
| Narrower | creep | Grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface) |
| mantle | spread over a surface, like a mantle | |
| percolate | Spread gradually | |
| run, bleed | Be diffused | |
| Broader | spread, distribute | Distribute or disperse widely |
| See also | spread | distribute or disperse widely |
| Spanish | desplegarse, difundir, diseminar, esparcirse, esparcir, propagarse, propagar, prppagar | |
| Catalan | estendre's, propagar-se | |
| Meaning | Set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonym | string out | |
| Broader | arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order |
| See also | spread | distribute or disperse widely |
| Meaning | strew or distribute over an area. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | spread, scatter | |
| Narrower | birdlime, lime | Spread birdlime on branches to catch birds |
| circumfuse | Spread something around something | |
| distribute | Spread throughout a given area | |
| manure, muck | Spread manure, as for fertilization | |
| Broader | circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute | Cause be distributed |
| Spanish | difundir, dispersar, esparcir, extender, propagar, tender | |
| Catalan | dispersar, escampar-se, escampar, espargir-se, espargir, estendre, estirar-se, propagar | |
| Meaning | Extend in one or more directions. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonym | expand | |
| Narrower | bush out | Grow outward |
| dispread | spread abroad or out | |
| Broader | grow | Become larger / larger, greater, or bigger |
| See also | spread | distribute or disperse widely |
| Opposite | shrink, contract | Become smaller or draw together |
| Spanish | ampliar, expandir, extenderse | |
| Catalan | allargar, ampliar, desplegar, dilatar, eixamplar-se, escampar-se, estendre, estirar, expandir-se, expandir, perllongar, prolongar-se | |
| Meaning | Turn outward. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | turn out, splay, rotate | |
| Broader | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| Spanish | achaflanarse | |
| Catalan | aixamfranar-se, aixamfranar | |
| Meaning | Move away from each other. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | disperse, dissipate, scatter | |
| Narrower | aerosolize, aerosolise | Become dispersed as an aerosol |
| break | scatter or part | |
| volley | Be dispersed in a volley | |
| Broader | separate, part, split | Go one's own way / way |
| See also | spread | distribute or disperse widely |
| Spanish | diseminarse, disipar, esparcirse | |
| Catalan | dissipar-se, dissipar, escampar-se, escampar, espargir-se, espargir | |
| Meaning | spread out or open from a closed or folded state. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | unfold, spread, open | |
| Narrower | butterfly | cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking |
| divaricate | Spread apart | |
| exfoliate | Spread by opening the leaves of | |
| grass | spread ... / spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach | |
| splay | Spread open or apart | |
| uncross | change from a crossed to an uncrossed position | |
| Broader | undo | cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect |
| Opposite | fold, fold up, turn up | bend or lay so that one part covers the other |
| Spanish | abrir, desdoblar, desplegar, difundir, estrenar, extender, propagar | |
| Catalan | desdoblar, desplegar, estendre, estrenar, obrir, propagar | |
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