spreading
English Thesaurus
1. act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | extension, |
| definition | : | act of expanding in scope; making more widely available (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | circulation, |
| definition | : | the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area (noun.act) |
2. the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | transmission, |
| definition | : | communication by means of transmitted signals (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | circulation, |
| definition | : | the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | extension, propagation, |
| definition | : | the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions (noun.communication) |
3. process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | change of location, travel, |
| definition | : | a movement through space that changes the location of something (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | diffusion, |
| definition | : | the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | invasion, |
| definition | : | (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | irradiation, |
| definition | : | (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | radiation, |
| definition | : | the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats (noun.event) |
4. act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time (noun.act)
| derivation | : | broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread, |
| definition | : | cause to become widely known (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | distribute, spread, |
| definition | : | distribute or disperse widely (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | propagate, spread, |
| definition | : | become distributed or widespread (verb.contact) |
5. the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread, broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread, |
| definition | : | cause to become widely known (verb.communication) |
6. process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space (noun.event)
| derivation | : | distribute, spread, |
| definition | : | distribute or disperse widely (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | propagate, spread, |
| definition | : | become distributed or widespread (verb.contact) |
7. act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time (noun.act)
| derivation | : | broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread, |
| definition | : | cause to become widely known (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | distribute, spread, |
| definition | : | distribute or disperse widely (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | propagate, spread, |
| definition | : | become distributed or widespread (verb.contact) |
8. the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread, broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread, |
| definition | : | cause to become widely known (verb.communication) |
9. process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space (noun.event)
| derivation | : | distribute, spread, |
| definition | : | distribute or disperse widely (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | propagate, spread, |
| definition | : | become distributed or widespread (verb.contact) |
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