CEDICT
to spread (by word of mouth); to disseminate
Wiktionary
廣泛流傳。《三國演義.第一○○回》:「史官秉筆而記錄,百姓眾口而傳揚。」《紅樓夢.第六四回》:「倘或傳揚開了,反為不美。」也作「傳播」。
重編國語辭典
The news of his death spread.
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