English Explanatory Dictionary

overspread

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To spread over or across (something); cover over; be scattered over; permeate, overrun.
  2. To be spread or scattered about.

Pronunciation

/əʊvəˈspɹɛd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-overspread.wav

Word forms

overspread overspreads overspreading o'erspread

Etymology

From Middle English overspreden, from Old English ofersprǣdan; equivalent to over- + spread. Cognate with Dutch overspreiden (“to overspread”), German überspreiten (“to overspread”).

Synonyms

bespread
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