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"To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden."
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"(obsolete) To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden."
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"sense": "to write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant",
"word": "разпространявам се"
},
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"sense": "to write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant",
"word": "parler longuement"
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"sense": "to write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant",
"word": "appesentir sur quelque chose"
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "makrigoró",
"sense": "to write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant",
"word": "μακρηγορώ"
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant",
"word": "fejteget"
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"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "to write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant",
"word": "شرح و بسط دادن"
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"roman": "rasprostranjátʹsja",
"sense": "to write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant",
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"word": "распространя́ться"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "razglagólʹstvovatʹ",
"sense": "to write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant",
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"imperfective"
],
"word": "разглаго́льствовать"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bluždaja",
"sense": "to range at large, or without restraint",
"word": "блуждая"
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],
"word": "expatiate"
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