About The Word Overspread

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Overspread

Overspread Meaning & Definition
Overspread Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Overspread?

[v] spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Overspread: spread

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See Also | cover | extend | transgress

Overspread In Webster's Dictionary

\O`ver*spread"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overspread}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overspreading}.] [AS. oferspr[=ae]dan.] To spread over; to cover; as, the deluge overspread the earth. --Chaucer. Those nations of the North Which overspread the world. --Drayton.
\O`ver*spread"\, v. i. To be spread or scattered over.

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