divaricate vs spread out

divaricate and spread out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
divaricate	No	No	Yes	No
spread out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, spread out is a hypernym of divaricate; that is, spread out is a word with a broader meaning than divaricate:

Other hypernyms of divaricate include open, spread, unfold.

divaricate (verb)	spread out (verb)
spread apart	set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series
branch off	spread out or open from a closed or folded state
	move outward
	extend in one or more directions
	move away from each other
	turn outward
	strew or distribute over an area