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overspread

/əʊvəˈspɹɛd/ UK

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

verb overspreads · overspreading · overspread · o'erspread

transitive To spread over or across (something); cover over; be scattered over; permeate, overrun. those nations of the North which overspread the world
Similar: bespread
intransitive To be spread or scattered about.

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@misc{overspread_2026,
  title = {overspread},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overspread},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}