superspread

English

Etymology

Back-formation from superspreader.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsuːpərˌsprɛd/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsuːpəˌsprɛd/

Verb

superspread (third-person singular simple present superspreads, present participle superspreading, simple past and past participle superspread)

1. To spread (an infection) to a large number of people.
   • 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:

     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.