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overspread

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o⋅ver⋅spread

  [oh-ver-spred]
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–verb (used with object), -spread, -spread⋅ing.
to spread or diffuse over: A blush of embarrassment overspread his face.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME overspreden, OE ofersprǣdan. See over-, spread
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o·ver·spread   (ō'vər-sprěd')   
tr.v.   o·ver·spread, o·ver·spread·ing, o·ver·spreads
To spread or extend over the surface of: Dark clouds are overspreading the sky.
o'ver·spread' n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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