Give and Spread

Give

Give verb - To cause (something) to pass from one to another.

Usage example: she gave her cold to me, and now I'm so sick that I can barely get out of bed

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Spread and give are semantically related in move topic. In some cases you can use "Spread" instead a verb "Give".

Nearby Words: giving, given, giver

Spread verb - To cause (something) to pass from one to another.

Usage example: living conditions that help to spread chicken pox

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Give and spread are semantically related in move topic. Sometimes you can use "Give" instead a verb "Spread".

Nearby Words: spreading, spreader

good	good give	good spread
nice	nice give	nice spread
initial	initial give	initial spread
obvious	obvious give	obvious spread
Other adjectives: powerful, big, huge, bad, distant, major, less, worst, overall.

ability	give ability	spread ability
power	give power	spread power
life	give life	spread life
hope	give hope	spread hope
Other words: idea, name, death, effect, way, information, message, points.

Unlike most of the examples here, though, the chains still give them some freedom of movement as opposed to being left spread-eagle and completely vulnerable.

Source: Chained to a Bed
The Vow: When Shen is in an intimate connection with Lianne — like when she's pressing her back against his chest to free herself from his hold, or during their First Kiss —, he has to fight his body's urge to spread out his peacock train and give a loud cry.

Source: Something Else Also Rises
The German uprising spread, and the Romans had to give up the whole area between Rhine and Elbe.

Source: Useful Notes / German Peculiarities

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