Apply and Spread

Apply

Apply verb - To put a layer of on a surface.
Usage example: apply the ointment liberally

Spread is a synonym for apply in put on topic. In some cases you can use "Spread" instead a verb "Apply", when it comes to topics like put substance on another.

Spread

Spread verb - To put a layer of on a surface.
Usage example: we spread the fertilizer over the lawn evenly until it was fully covered

Apply is a synonym for spread in smear topic. Sometimes you can use "Apply" instead a verb "Spread".

Nearby Words: spreading, spreader

Common collocations

fire apply fire spread fire
power apply power spread power
thanks apply thanks spread thanks
idea apply idea spread idea
Other words: name, knowledge, effect, way, technology, damage, philosophy.

Both words in one sentence

  • It's even worse if you believe/apply the once very spread fanon belief that the death of the martial artist's wife, which took place quite a while before the story started, may have not been an accident.
  • Just Train Wrong It is on the books, and there's a rumor (probably being spread by Russian Railways to educate the public) that engineers are trained not to apply the brakes if something appears on tracks within stopping distance.
  • The source was poetic and symbolic, spread over sources from two races on opposite sides of the galaxy; the interpretation of the text as referring to the Eldar was in-universe and it could equally apply to the Dark Eldar and human-looking Necron infiltrators (which feature heavily in the book.)
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