Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Dispread · Dis·pread · IPA v. t. v. i. 01 v. t. To spread abroad, or different ways; to spread apart; to open; as, the sun dispreads his beams. 1. To spread abroad, or different ways; to spread apart; to open; as, the sun dispreads his beams. 02 v. i. To extend or expand itself. 1. To extend or expand itself.[R.] “While tyrant Heat, dispreading through the sky.” — Thomson.