overspread

[ oh-ver-spred ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈsprɛd /

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verb (used with object), o·ver·spread, o·ver·spread·ing.

to spread or diffuse over: A blush of embarrassment overspread his face.

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Origin of overspread

before 1000; Middle English overspreden,Old English ofersprǣdan.See over-, spread

Under the widely accepted 19th century doctrine expressed by a newspaper editor in 1845, many Americans believed it was “by right of our manifest destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent.”
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By this evening, steady rain is expected to overspread the entire region.
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These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.
The Story of Noah's Ark From the Bible’s Book of Genesis|The Daily Beast|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He told her on what errand he had been, and alarm overspread her face upon hearing its result.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

It was the first time she had admitted it, and a glow overspread her face, blotching it with red spots.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The captain closed one eye, and a leer of subtle cunning overspread his face.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
She saw him look at her, and a quick flush overspread her thin, pale cheeks as she detected his look.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh
Aratov observed also the expression of weariness which now overspread all her stern features.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems|Ivan Turgenev