se répandre

Definitions of se répandre
  1. verb
    move outward
    synonyms: se disséminer, se déployer, se propager
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    types:
    couler, s'étendre
    be diffused
    type of:
    répandre, se propager
    distribute or disperse widely
  2. verb
    travel through the air
    synonyms: se propager
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    type of:
    aller, se déplacer, se mouvoir
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  3. verb
    flow, run or fall out and become lost
    synonyms: se déverser, se renverser
    déborder, renverser
    cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
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    types:
    déborder, s'épancher
    flow or run over (a limit or brim)
    type of:
    circuler, couler, s'écouler
    move along, of liquids
  4. verb
    invade in great numbers
    synonyms: envahir
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    type of:
    envahir, occuper
    march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
  5. verb
    distribute or disperse widely
    synonyms: répandre, se propager
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    antonyms:
    collecter, recueillir
    assemble or get together
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    généraliser
    become systemic and spread throughout the body
    débiter, verser
    pour forth or release
    répandre, éparpiller
    spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
    propager
    transmit or cause to broaden or spread
    déployer
    to distribute systematically or strategically
    redistribuer
    distribute anew
    se disséminer, se déployer, se propager
    move outward
    arroser, joncher, répandre, éparpiller
    distribute loosely
    jouer
    discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
    joncher, éparpiller
    cover by strewing
    recouvrir de détritus
    make a place messy by strewing garbage around
    couler, s'étendre
    be diffused
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