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/spɹɛd/ · verb
(transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space..
He spread his newspaper on the table.
I spread my arms wide and welcomed him home.
I spread the rice grains evenly over the floor.
Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine.[…]One thing that is true, though, is that murder rates have fallen over the centuries, as policing has spread and the routine carrying of weapons has diminished. Modern society may not have done anything about war. But peace is a lot more peaceful.
As the Erzurum affair indicated, the janissaries in the provinces and in the capital city were in close touch, and thus the movements were quick to spread to Istanbul.
I placed my hands on his cheeks, and this time, I kissed him. “Don't worry, I'm not going to let anything spoil our day. It's just you and me.” A sad smile spread across his face, and I could tell he wanted to believe me, but didn't.
The missionaries quickly spread their new message across the country.
I dropped my glass; the water spread quickly over the tiled floor.
Use spread when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Spread means (transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space..
Common synonyms include disseminate, circulate, propagate, diffuse.
Possible antonyms include fold, gather, collect, turn up.
He spread his newspaper on the table.
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