"dispread" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: dispreads [present, singular, third-person], dispreading [participle, present], dispreaded [participle, past], dispreaded [past]
Etymology: From dis- + spread. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|spread}} dis- + spread Head templates: {{en-verb}} dispread (third-person singular simple present dispreads, present participle dispreading, simple past and past participle dispreaded)
  1. (archaic, rare) To spread out, to extend. Tags: archaic, rare Derived forms: dispreader

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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