overspread
English
/əʊvəˈspɹɛd/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To spread over or across (something); cover over; be scattered over; permeate, overrun.
- (intransitive) To be spread or scattered about.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English overspreden inherited from Old English ofersprǣdan pre from English spread.
Origin
English
spread
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Spreadhead English
- antispread English
- aspread English
- bandspread English
- bedspread English
- bespread English
- broadspread English
- centerspread English
- despread English
- dispread English
- forespread English
- forspread English
- midspread English
- outspread English
- overspreadest English
- overspreadeth English
- photospread English
- respread English
- spraddle English
- spread English
- spreadability English
- spreadable English
- spreadee English
- spreader English
- spreadest English
- spreadeth English
- spreadly English
- spreadsheet English
- spreadwing English
- spready English
- underspread English
- unspread English
- upspread English
- widespread English
- wingspread English
- spredi Finnish
- spread Italian
- ofersprǣdan Old English
- overspreden Middle English
- spreden Middle English
- spread
- spready
- aspread
- despread
- upspread
- spreadly
- dispread
- spreadee
- spraddle
- unspread
- spreader
- respread
- bespread
- outspread
- spreadeth
- midspread
- forspread
- bedspread
- spreadest
- spreadwing
- wingspread
- Spreadhead
- forespread
- bandspread
- widespread
- antispread
- spreadable
- spreadsheet
- photospread
- broadspread
- underspread
- centerspread
- spreadability
- overspreadest
- overspreadeth