forspread

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verb

To spread; extend.

OriginMiddle English forspreden →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

verbforspread (third-person singular simple present forspreads, present participle forspreading, simple past and past participle forspread)

present singular third person forspreads · participle present forspreading · alternative forsprede

  1. ambitransitivedialectalTo spread; extend.

    Or ever with me the maw of the sepulchre fed becometh, Or e'er in the dust each part of my frame forspread becometh, […]

    1898, Omar Khayyam, John Payne, Villon Society, The quatrains of Omar Kheyyam of Nishapour
  2. ambitransitiveTo diffuse

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
diffuse

Origin

  1. Middle Englishforspreden
  2. Englishforspread

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

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APA

forspread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forspread

MLA

“forspread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forspread. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forspread,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forspread.

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