Antonyms for overspreads

Grammar : Verb

Spell : oh-ver-spred

Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈsprɛd

Definition of overspreads

Origin : c.1200, "to spread throughout," from over- + spread (v.). Related: Overspread (past tense); overspreading. Old English had ofersprædan "to overlay, cover."

As in invade : verb attack and encroach
As in overrun : verb infest, spread over; exceed
As in pervade : verb affect strongly; spread through
As in smear : verb rub on, spread over
As in blanket : verb cover
As in suffuse : verb spread out
As in cover : verb wrap, hide
As in envelop : verb encase, hide
As in fill : verb to put in and occupy the whole of

Example sentences :

It steals very slowly into northern Europe and overspreads it.
Extract from : « The New Stone Age in Northern Europe » by John M. Tyler

Little by little the alder (Alnus glutinosa) overspreads the marsh.
Extract from : « Territory in Bird Life » by H. Eliot Howard

Some seasons its bloom is scarcely in evidence; other seasons it overspreads the pastures.
Extract from : « Clovers and How to Grow Them » by Thomas Shaw

Mark the melancholy that overspreads his features, as he tastes that glass of sherry.
Extract from : « Round the Block » by John Bell Bouton

Cooloo, the great bird that overspreads all with his wings, was a chief.
Extract from : « Contribution to Passamaquoddy Folk-Lore » by J. Walter Fewkes

With this unctuous gold of the dairy he overspreads his tough hard tack and shares his happiness with his messmates.
Extract from : « Our campaign around Gettysburg » by John Lockwood

A beautiful even tone of grey, finely blended with a warmth-giving red, now overspreads the sky.
Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 19, No. 537, March 10, 1832 » by Various

They say it is of that form and size, when it first appears, though it soon grows and overspreads the whole heavens.
Extract from : « The Old Market-Cart » by Mrs. F. B. Smith

Little by little Balthazar's eyes lost their fire and took the glaucous opaque tint which overspreads the eyes of old men.
Extract from : « The Alkahest » by Honore de Balzac

"The grey vapour that overspreads his skies seldom admits a fleeting gleam of sunshine to pass through" (Burton).
Extract from : « A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools » by Various

Synonyms for overspreads

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