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<b class="b2">Increase</b>: P. [[ἐπίδοσις]], ἡ.

'''v. trans.'''

<b class="b2">Stretch out</b>: P. and V. τείνειν, ἐκτείνειν.

<b class="b2">Strew</b>: P. and V. στορεννύναι, Ar. and V. στορνύναι.

<b class="b2">Circulate</b> (<b class="b2">rumours, etc.</b>): P. and V. διαγγέλλειν, διασπείρειν, Ar. and V. σπείρειν, P. κατασκεδαννύναι.

<b class="b2">Spread reports</b> (absol.): P. διαθροεῖν, λογοποιεῖν.

<b class="b2">Diffuse</b>: P. and V. διασπείρειν, διαδιδόναι, V. ἐνδατεῖσθαι, Ar. and V. σπείρειν.

<b class="b2">Spread</b> (<b class="b2">a table, etc.</b>): use Ar. and P. παρατιθέναι.

<b class="b2">Let a rich table be spread for you</b>: V. σοὶ πλουσία τράπεζα κείσθω (Soph., ''El.'' 361).

<b class="b2">Spread out</b>: Ar. διαπεταννύναι.

<b class="b2">Stretch out</b>: P. and V. τείνειν, ἐκτείνειν.

<b class="b2">Spread out the hands</b>: V. ἀναπτύσσειν χέρας.

<b class="b2">Lengthen</b>: P. and V. τείνειν, ἐκτείνειν, μηκύνειν; see [[prolong]].

<b class="b2">Spread over</b>: Ar. and P. καταπεταννύναι (τινά τινι), V. ὑπερτείνειν (τί τινος).

<b class="b2">Spread</b> under: P. and V. ὑποστορεννύναι (Xen., also Ar.). 

V. intrans. [[extend]]: P. and V. τείνειν.

<b class="b2">To prevent the earth from spreading far</b>: P. [[ὅπως]] μὴ διαχέοιτο ἐπὶ πολύ τὸ [[χῶμα]] (Thuc. 2, 75).

<b class="b2">Afterwards it</b> (<b class="b2">the plague</b>) <b class="b2">spread</b> also

<b class="b2">to the upper city</b>: P. [[ὕστερον]] δὲ καὶ εἰς τὴν [[ἄνω]] πόλιν ἀφίκετο (Thuc. 2, 48).

<b class="b2">Spread</b> (<b class="b2">of rumours, etc.</b>): P. and V. διέρχεσθαι. V. ἐπέρχεσθαι.

<b class="b2">Increase</b>: Ar. and P. ἐπιδιδόναι.

<b class="b2">Spread among</b> (<b class="b2">of rumours, etc.</b>): P. and V. διέρχεσθαι (acc.), V. διήκειν (acc.).

<b class="b2">Spread over</b> (<b class="b2">of disease</b>): P. ἐπινέμεσθαι (acc.) (Thuc. 2, 54).

<b class="b2">Spread round</b>: P. περιτείνεσθαι.

'''adj.'''

<b class="b2">Of a bed</b>: V. [[στρωτός]].

<b class="b2">Ill-spread</b>: V. [[κακόστρωτος]].
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