# overspread

> English word · Verb · IPA /əʊvəˈspɹɛd/

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

## Etymology
From Middle English overspreden, from Old English ofersprǣdan; equivalent to over- + spread. Cognate with Dutch overspreiden (“to overspread”), German überspreiten (“to overspread”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overspread