răspândi

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răspândi

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic распѫдити (raspǫditi, “to scatter”), from рас- (ras-) + пѫдити (pǫditi), from Proto-Slavic *pǫditi. Less likely from a Vulgar Latin root *reexpandīre (compare French répandre (“to spread, scatter”)), from expandere.

verb a răspândi 4th conjugation · răspândește · răspândit · a răspândi · răspândind

to scatter, strew, spread
Similar: împrăștia, risipi, răsfira
to radiate, disperse, propagate, diffuse
Similar: radia, propaga, difuza
to circulate, put into circulation, distribute
Similar: circula

In English

strew to distribute objects or pieces of something
propagate to cause to spread to extend

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răspândi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/r%C4%83sp%C3%A2ndi

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"răspândi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/r%C4%83sp%C3%A2ndi.

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@misc{ra_spa_ndi_2026,
  title = {răspândi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/r%C4%83sp%C3%A2ndi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}