> Isn't the opposite of spread - hoard? Only in the 2nd sense (ie: "getting" something in a knowledge area). The 1st sense (... understanding and accepting ..

> Isn't the opposite of spread - hoard? Only in the 2nd sense (ie: "getting" something in a knowledge area). The 1st sense (... understanding and accepting ...) cannot be hoarded, since it is not given to you from someone else.