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outspread.

To spread out; expand; extend.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To spread out; expand; extend.

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English outspreden, equivalent to out- + spread. Cognate with Dutch uitspreiden (“to outspread, stretch, unfold”), Danish udsprede (“to outspread”), Swedish utspridda (“to outspread”).

adj
  1. Extended outward, as one's arms; stretched out.

    She longed to fall into his outspread arms once again.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English outspreden, equivalent to out- + spread. Cognate with Dutch uitspreiden (“to outspread, stretch, unfold”), Danish udsprede (“to outspread”), Swedish utspridda (“to outspread”).

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