peddle

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to sell things, especially by taking them to different places:

These products are generally peddled (from) door to door.

He travels around, peddling his wares.

If you peddle stories or information, you spread them by telling different people:

The organization has peddled the myth that they are supporting the local population.

to sell things, esp. by taking them to different places:

Mrs. Cawthorn peddled vegetables out of the back of a pickup truck to earn a living.

to try to sell things, especially on the street, by phone, etc.:

A number of suspect technology stocks are being peddled by fringe brokers in London financial circles.

All the world can now peddle its wares on the internet with few restrictions.

to try to influence people's opinions or make them believe something:

Conventional politicians should expose the fantasies that the far left and far right are peddling to a vulnerable section of society.