Definition

Verb: - To spread out; to extend or expand over an area; to diffuse or scatter abroad.

Usage

The verb "dispread" describes the action of something opening out, stretching forth, or being scattered over a wide area. It is a somewhat literary or archaic term.

Examples

• The eagle dispread its mighty wings and soared into the sky.
• As the fog lifted, a magnificent view dispread itself before the travelers.
• [Reference Example] The sun dispread its beams across the morning landscape.

Advanced Usage

• To be dispread: Used in a passive or descriptive sense to indicate a state of being spread out.
  • A vast plain was dispread below the mountain cliff.

Variants and Related Words

• Spread (verb): The more common and modern synonym for extending over an area.
• Dispersion (noun): The process of distributing or spreading over a wide area.
• Diffuse (verb): To spread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people.

Synonyms

• Spread out
• Extend
• Expand
• Unfold
• Scatter
• Diffuse

Antonyms

• Gather
• Collect
• Fold
• Contract
• Converge

Verb

1. spread abroad or out
   • The sun dispread its beams