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bestride


be·stride

verb \bi-ˈstrīd, bē-\
be·strode\-ˈstrōd\be·strid·den\-ˈstri-dən\be·strid·ing\-ˈstrī-diŋ\

Definition of BESTRIDE

transitive verb
1
: to ride, sit, or stand astride : straddle
2
: to tower over : dominate <the bloated bureaucracy that bestrides us all — Edward Ney>
3
archaic : to stride across

Examples of BESTRIDE

  1. a giant that bestrode the river

First Known Use of BESTRIDE

before 12th century

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