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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

superspread en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsuːpəˌsprɛd/ (UK)
  • /ˈsuːpərˌsprɛd/ (US)

Etymology

Back-formation from superspreader.

Meanings

  1. To spread (an infection) to a large number of people.
    • Superspreading was a phenomenon about which little is still known, but it had implications for preventive tactics. Some events, locations, and activities, and possibly people, appear to have superspread the virus. 2021, Peter Baldwin, Fighting the First Wave: Why the Coronavirus Was Tackled So Differently Across the Globe, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 159:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
superspreading Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
superspread Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
superspread Tense=Past lexicographic
superspreads Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

superspready