| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | apply | put onto a surface evenly |
| 2. | atomize | spread into tiny particles |
| 3. | blanket | cover completely over an area |
| 4. | bleed | spread beyond a boundary |
| 5. | blot | spread in broad marks |
| 6. | border | extend along the edge |
| 7. | branch out | spread into new directions |
| 8. | breed | multiply and spread |
| 9. | broadcast | send out to many people |
| 10. | broaden | make wider in scope |
| 11. | butter | spread smoothly over bread |
| 12. | cast | throw or spread broadly |
| 13. | catch on | become widely popular |
| 14. | circulate | pass around among people |
| 15. | cloak | cover or spread over |
| 16. | coat | cover with a thin layer |
| 17. | contaminate | spread impurity through something |
| 18. | cover | extend across a surface |
| 19. | crisscross | spread across in crossing lines |
| 20. | daub | spread roughly onto a surface |
| 21. | diffuse | spread through a wide area |
| 22. | dilate | expand or spread out |
| 23. | disperse | spread over a wide area |
| 24. | disseminate | spread widely, especially information |
| 25. | distribute | give out over an area |
| 26. | drape | hang and spread loosely |
| 27. | drench | cover or soak completely |
| 28. | dust | scatter fine particles over |
| 29. | engulf | spread over and consume |
| 30. | envelop | surround and spread over |
| 31. | expand | become larger or more extensive |
| 32. | extend | stretch out over space |
| 33. | fan out | spread outward in a widening shape |
| 34. | filter through | spread gradually among people |
| 35. | flow | move and spread smoothly |
| 36. | fringe | spread along an edge |
| 37. | gain ground | spread and advance |
| 38. | get around | spread among people informally |
| 39. | go around | circulate among people |
| 40. | go viral | spread rapidly online |
| 41. | infect | spread disease to others |
| 42. | infiltrate | spread into gradually or secretly |
| 43. | infuse | spread through by soaking |
| 44. | lace | spread through in thin amounts |
| 45. | lay on | apply thickly to a surface |
| 46. | layer | spread in a covering sheet |
| 47. | leak | escape and spread unintentionally |
| 48. | line | cover along a surface |
| 49. | litter | scatter untidily over an area |
| 50. | make the rounds | circulate widely among people |
| 51. | mist | cover with fine droplets |
| 52. | move through | spread through an area |
| 53. | multiply | increase in number widely |
| 54. | mushroom | expand and spread rapidly |
| 55. | network | spread through connected links |
| 56. | ooze | flow slowly and spread |
| 57. | open out | spread into a wider shape |
| 58. | overlay | spread over the top |
| 59. | overspread | spread over or across |
| 60. | pass through | spread through while moving |
| 61. | pepper | scatter over in many spots |
| 62. | permeate | spread through every part |
| 63. | pervade | spread throughout completely |
| 64. | plaster | cover thickly over a surface |
| 65. | poison | spread harmful effect through |
| 66. | pollute | spread harmful matter into |
| 67. | pour | flow and spread over |
| 68. | proliferate | increase and spread quickly |
| 69. | propagate | spread or promote widely |
| 70. | radiate | spread outward from a center |
| 71. | ramify | spread into branches or parts |
| 72. | range | extend across an area |
| 73. | reecho | spread again by repetition |
| 74. | reproduce | multiply and spread further |
| 75. | ripple | spread outward in waves |
| 76. | roll across | move and spread over |
| 77. | root | become established and spread |
| 78. | rub on | spread by rubbing onto |
| 79. | scatter | throw or place widely apart |
| 80. | slather | spread thickly over something |
| 81. | smear | spread messily over a surface |
| 82. | snowball | grow and spread quickly |
| 83. | span | extend across a distance |
| 84. | splay | spread out from a center |
| 85. | sprawl | extend irregularly over an area |
| 86. | stretch | extend over a distance |
| 87. | suffuse | spread through or over |
| 88. | swell | grow larger and spread |
| 89. | taint | spread a bad influence through |
| 90. | take hold | spread and become established |
| 91. | thread | run or spread through |
| 92. | trail | spread out behind or along |
| 93. | traverse | extend or spread across |
| 94. | unfold | open out or spread |
| 95. | veil | cover lightly over |
| 96. | wash over | spread across or affect widely |
| 97. | web | spread in a netlike way |
| 98. | widen | make or become broader |
| 99. | wipe on | spread by wiping onto |
| 100. | work through | spread gradually through something |
