horapa
1. (verb) to be disseminated, circulated, dispersed, spread, promulgated, extended.
Kātahi ka titiro ki waho o tōna wini, ka kite ia kua horapa katoa te mura ki ngā wāhi katoa o te whare (TPH 15/9/1900:6). / Then she looked out her window and she saw that the flames had spread to all parts of the house.
See also hōrapa
2. (modifier) disseminated, circulated, dispersed, spread, promulgated, extended.
He mate horapa te kohi ki te iwi (TTT 1/3/1930:2005). / Tuberculosis is infectious desease.
Synonyms: hōrapa
3. (noun) spread.
Kua kitea e ngau ana anō hoki tētahi rewharewha i tēnei wā a e rite ana ngā āhuatanga ki taua rewharewha uruta, engari kāore i pērā te tino kaha o te ngau me te horapa haere (TTT 1/9/1928:844). / A strain of influenza has been discovered at this time. Its symptoms are like the influenza epidemic, but it is not as severe and hasn't spread as vigorously.
