ausbreiten

Definitions of ausbreiten
  1. verb
    extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
    synonyms: dehnen, recken, strecken
  2. verb
    spread across or over
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    erstrecken
    span an interval of distance, space or time
  3. verb
    spread out or open from a closed or folded state
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    antonyms:
    knicken
    bend or lay so that one part covers the other
  4. verb
    distribute or disperse widely
    synonyms: verbreiten
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    sammeln
    assemble or get together
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    auffächern, ausschwärmen
    move outward
    auspressen, entsaften
    cause to come out in a squirt
  5. verb
    to come or go into
    synonyms: auslassen, befahren, begehen, beschreiten, betreten, verbreiten
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    antonyms:
    abgehen
    move out of or depart from
    gehen, weggehen
    go away from a place
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    dringen
    pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
    eindringen, einfallen
    to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate
    dazwischenfunken
    enter briefly
    stechen
    make a hole into
    stürmen
    take by force
  6. verb
    delay
    synonyms: ausholen, auslassen, breittreten, verbreiten
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