Glean and Spread

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Glean verb - Gather, as of natural products.

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Spread is an antonym for glean in collect topic.

Nearby Words: gleaner, gleaning

Spread verb - To cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people.

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Glean is an antonym for spread.

Nearby Words: spreading, spreader

knowledge	glean knowledge	spread knowledge
information	glean information	spread information

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