overspread

[ oh-ver-spred ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈsprɛd /

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verb (used with object), o·ver·spread, o·ver·spread·ing.

to spread or diffuse over: A blush of embarrassment overspread his face.

Origin of overspread

before 1000; Middle English overspreden,Old English ofersprǣdan.See over-, spread

Words nearby overspread

oversoul, overspecialization, overspend, overspill, overspin, overspread, overstaff, overstand, overstate, overstay, overstayer

Example sentences from the Web for overspread

The bottoms near are overspread with a dense growth of trees and vines, among which latter I noticed the Muscadine grape.
Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills|Luella Agnes Owen
The loess has also overspread the high adjoining platform near the village of Plaidt above Andernach.
A Manual of Elementary Geology|Charles Lyell.
It was fairly smooth and overspread by a fine sand that bore the impress of many sandaled feet.
The Gilded Man|Clifford Smyth
Those fern-like forms, which on a frosty morning overspread your windowpanes, illustrate the action of the same force.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall

Then even that practised diplomat allowed amazement to overspread him.
Little Aliens|Myra Kelly

单词	overspread
释义	overspread [ oh-ver-spred ] / ˌoʊ vərˈsprɛd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overspread ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), o·ver·spread, o·ver·spread·ing. to spread or diffuse over: A blush of embarrassment overspread his face. Origin of overspread before 1000; Middle English overspreden,Old English ofersprǣdan.See over-, spread Words nearby overspread oversoul, overspecialization, overspend, overspill, overspin, overspread, overstaff, overstand, overstate, overstay, overstayer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overspread The bottoms near are overspread with a dense growth of trees and vines, among which latter I noticed the Muscadine grape. Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills\|Luella Agnes Owen The loess has also overspread the high adjoining platform near the village of Plaidt above Andernach. A Manual of Elementary Geology\|Charles Lyell. It was fairly smooth and overspread by a fine sand that bore the impress of many sandaled feet. The Gilded Man\|Clifford Smyth Those fern-like forms, which on a frosty morning overspread your windowpanes, illustrate the action of the same force. Fragments of science, V. 1-2\|John Tyndall Then even that practised diplomat allowed amazement to overspread him. Little Aliens\|Myra Kelly Words related to overspread overgrown, dotted, carpeted, raid, violate, plunder, pillage, ravage, occupy, breach, storm, infect, penetrate, loot, infest, overrun, inundate, deluge, overwhelm, choke
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overspread

verb (used with object), o·ver·spread, o·ver·spread·ing.

Origin of overspread

Words nearby overspread

Example sentences from the Web for overspread

Words related to overspread