"outspread" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more outspread [comparative], most outspread [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English outspreden, equivalent to out- + spread. Cognate with Dutch uitspreiden (“to outspread, stretch, unfold”), Danish udsprede (“to outspread”), Swedish utspridda (“to outspread”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|outspreden}} Middle English outspreden, {{prefix|en|out|spread}} out- + spread, {{cog|nl|uitspreiden||to outspread, stretch, unfold}} Dutch uitspreiden (“to outspread, stretch, unfold”), {{cog|da|udsprede||to outspread}} Danish udsprede (“to outspread”), {{cog|sv|utspridda||to outspread}} Swedish utspridda (“to outspread”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} outspread (comparative more outspread, superlative most outspread)
  1. Extended outward, as one's arms.
    Sense id: en-outspread-en-adj-IuS9FIR9

Verb

Forms: outspreads [present, singular, third-person], outspreading [participle, present], outspread [participle, past], outspread [past]
Etymology: From Middle English outspreden, equivalent to out- + spread. Cognate with Dutch uitspreiden (“to outspread, stretch, unfold”), Danish udsprede (“to outspread”), Swedish utspridda (“to outspread”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|outspreden}} Middle English outspreden, {{prefix|en|out|spread}} out- + spread, {{cog|nl|uitspreiden||to outspread, stretch, unfold}} Dutch uitspreiden (“to outspread, stretch, unfold”), {{cog|da|udsprede||to outspread}} Danish udsprede (“to outspread”), {{cog|sv|utspridda||to outspread}} Swedish utspridda (“to outspread”) Head templates: {{en-verb|outspreads|outspreading|outspread}} outspread (third-person singular simple present outspreads, present participle outspreading, simple past and past participle outspread)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To spread out; expand; extend. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-outspread-en-verb-D-1qzfsk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 24 76

Inflected forms

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