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bestridden

[bih-strahyd] Origin

be·stride

[bih-strahyd]
verb (used with object), -strode or -strid, -strid·den or -strid, -strid·ing.
1.
to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of.
2.
to step over or across with long strides.
3.
to stand or tower over; dominate.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English bestriden, Old English bestrīdan. See be-, stride
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bestride
O.E. bestridan "to bestride, mount," from be- + stridan "to stride" (see stride).
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