| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A wide and open area, as of land, sky, or water: distance, expanse, expansion, extent, reach, space, stretch, sweep. See PLACE. 2. The act of increasing in dimensions, scope, or inclusiveness: enlargement, expansion, extension. See INCREASE. 3. Informal. A large meal elaborately prepared or served: banquet, feast, junket. Informal : feed. See INGESTION. | | VERB: | 1. To make (information) generally known: advertise, blaze2, blazon, broadcast, bruit, circulate, disseminate, noise, promulgate, propagate. Idioms: spread far and wide, spread the word. See KNOWLEDGE. 2. To cause (a disease) to pass to another or others: carry, communicate, convey, give, pass, transmit. See MOVE. 3. To extend over the surface of: blanket, cap, cover, overlay. See PUT ON. 4. To become known far and wide: circulate, get around, go around, travel. Idioms: go (or make) the rounds. See KNOWLEDGE. 5. To arrange tableware upon (a table) in preparation for a meal: lay1, set1. See ORDER. 6. To extend over a wide area: circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, radiate, scatter, strew. See MOVE, WIDE. 7. To move or arrange so as to cover a larger area: expand, extend, fan1 (out), open (out or up), outstretch, stretch, unfold, unroll. See MOVE.
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