overspread means to spread over or across (something); cover over; be scattered over; permeate, overrun. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.
overspread is pronounced /əʊvəˈspɹɛd/.
Etymology
From Middle English overspreden, from Old English ofersprǣdan; equivalent to over- + spread. Cognate with Dutch overspreiden (“to overspread”), German überspreiten (“to overspread”).
verb
- To spread over or across (something); cover over; be scattered over; permeate, overrun.“those nations of the North which overspread the world”
- To be spread or scattered about.