Overspread
[oh-ver-spred] /ˌoʊ vərˈsprɛd/
verb (used with object), overspread, overspreading.
1.
to spread or diffuse over:
A blush of embarrassment overspread his face.
v.
c.1200, “to spread throughout,” from over- + spread (v.). Related: Overspread (past tense); overspreading. Old English had ofersprædan “to overlay, cover.”
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