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bestridden
[
bih-
strahyd
]
Origin
be·stride
/
bɪˈstraɪd
/
Show Spelled
[
bih-
strahyd
]
Show IPA
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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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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bestride
O.E. bestridan "to bestride, mount," from
be-
+ stridan "to stride" (see
stride
).
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