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Overspread

/əʊvəˈspɹɛd/

To spread over or across (something); cover over; be scattered over; permeate, overrun.

📖 Definitions of "Overspread"

verb

1
To spread over or across (something); cover over; be scattered over; permeate, overrun.
2
To be spread or scattered about.

1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
spreadverb	(transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
spreadverb	(transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.
overrunverb	(transitive) To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
overspillnoun	That which spills over.
overwell	Overly well.
overspanverb	(transitive) To reach or extend over.
overspatterverb	(transitive) To spatter excessively.
overswimverb	(transitive) To swim too fast or too strenuously.
overcomeverb	(transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
overfloodnoun	A flood; an excess or superabundance.
overwhelmverb	To overpower emotionally.
overweenverb	(ergative) To think too highly or arrogantly of (oneself).
overdrownverb	(transitive, obsolete) To drench or wet to excess.
overlardverb	(transitive) To cover or coat with lard.
oversoarverb	To soar over or above
overbrimverb	(intransitive) To be so full as to overflow.
overswayverb	To cause (someone, someone's thoughts or intentions etc.) to go in a particular direction; to influence.
overpournoun	To pour an excessive amount.
overwidenverb	(ambitransitive) To make or become too wide.
overbowverb	(transitive) To bow or bend (something) over beyond its natural trajectory; to bend in a contrary direction.
overladenoun	(transitive) To load with too great a cargo or other burden; overburden; overload.