Polyglot Dictionary

espraiar

/ispɾaˈjaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
espraio
preterite (eu)
espraiei
past participle
espraiado

Meaning

  1. to spread out

    • O rio se espraiou.

      The river spread out.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

disseminar

disseminar means to disseminate or spread information formally; espraiar means to spread out, spatially or figuratively spilling over — both mean "to spread."

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