Verbs

(v)diffuse, spread, spread out, fan outmove outward“The soldiers fanned out”
(v)string out, spread outset out or stretch in a line, succession, or series“the houses were strung out in a long row”
(v)spread, scatter, spread outstrew or distribute over an area“He spread fertilizer over the lawn”, “scatter cards across the table”
(v)expand, spread outextend in one or more directions“The dough expands”
(v)turn out, splay, spread out, rotateturn outward“These birds can splay out their toes”, “ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees”
(v)disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread outmove away from each other“The crowds dispersed”, “The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached”
(v)unfold, spread, spread out, openspread out or open from a closed or folded state“open the map”, “spread your arms”