overspread

[oh-ver-spred]

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

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

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

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WordNet

overspread
verb
spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water" [syn: spread]