spread

Definition

Examples

News of the merger spread quickly through the entire company.

Word Family

Synonyms

• dispersedistribute loosely
• disseminatecause to become widely known
• extendextend in scope or range or area

Collocations

• Easy spread butter on bread
  to spread butter on bread, meaning to distribute or disperse widely
• Medium spread the word about the new policy
  to spread the word about the new policy, meaning to distribute or disperse widely
• Hard widen the bid-ask spread on equities
  to widen the bid-ask spread on equities, meaning to become broader or wider or more extensive
• Very Hard spread oneself too thin across disjointed ventures
  to spread oneself too thin across disjointed ventures, meaning to distribute or disperse widely