"bespread" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bespreads [present, singular, third-person], bespreading [participle, present], bespread [participle, past], bespread [past]
Etymology: From Middle English bispreden, equivalent to be- + spread. Cognate with Dutch bespreiden, Middle Low German bespreden, bespreiden, German bespreiten. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bispreden}} Middle English bispreden, {{pre|en|be|spread}} be- + spread, {{cog|nl|bespreiden}} Dutch bespreiden, {{cog|gml|bespreden}} Middle Low German bespreden, {{m|gml|bespreiden}} bespreiden, {{cog|de|bespreiten}} German bespreiten Head templates: {{en-verb|bespreads|bespreading|bespread}} bespread (third-person singular simple present bespreads, present participle bespreading, simple past and past participle bespread)
  1. (transitive) To spread over; to cover with. Tags: transitive Synonyms: overspread
    Sense id: en-bespread-en-verb-wyndEX8r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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