difundir
to spread
verb dee-foon-DEER Less Common
Origin: From Latin diffundere (to pour in different directions).
Also means
to broadcast
Usage Note
Difundir means to spread information, ideas, or signals widely, and is common in journalism and media: difundir una noticia (to broadcast a piece of news). The reflexive difundirse is used when the subject spreads on its own: la noticia se difundió rápidamente. The related noun is difusión.
Examples
"El periódico difundió la noticia rápidamente."
Natural Translation
The newspaper spread the news quickly.
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