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overspread

oversp·read

UK/əʊvəˈspɹɛd/ uncommon

verb

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spread across or over

  • “A big oil spot spread across the water”
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From Middle English overspreden, from Old English ofersprǣdan; equivalent to over- + spread. Cognate with Dutch overspreiden (“to overspread”), German überspreiten (“to overspread”).

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