v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Overspread; p. pr. & vb. n. Overspreading. ] [ AS. oferspr&aemacr_;dan. ] To spread over; to cover; as, the deluge overspread the earth. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Those nations of the North Which overspread the world. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]