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overspread
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1 to form a layer over the butter should evenly overspread the baking pan Synonyms blanket, carpet, coat, overlay, overlie, cover, sheetRelated Words enclose (also inclose), enrobe, enshroud, enswathe, envelop, enwrap, mantle, shawl, shroud, swathe, wrap; cloak, clothe, curtain, veil; circle, encircle, encompass
2 to lie over parts of one another autumn leaves overspreading one another on the lawn to form a colorful mosaic Synonyms lap, overlay, overlie, overlapRelated Words shingle
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