spread
B2Frequent NGSL-2UK /spred/US /spred/
Meaning
noun
an increase in the amount or number of something that there is, or in the area that is affected by something
“measures to halt the spread of the disease”
verb
to affect or make something affect, be known by, or be used by more and more people
“The news had spread and was causing great excitement.”
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