Forspread

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To spread; extend. ambitransitive, dialectal

    "Or ever with me the maw of the sepulchre fed becometh, Or e'er in the dust each part of my frame forspread becometh, […]"

  2. 2
    To diffuse ambitransitive

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diffusediffuse

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"Or ever with me the maw of the sepulchre fed becometh, Or e'er in the dust each part of my frame forspread becometh, […]"

Etymology

From Middle English forspreden, equivalent to for- + spread. Cognate with Dutch verspreiden (“to spread, disseminate, distribute”).

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