overspread /əʊvəˈspɹɛd/ verb2 •To spread over or across (something); cover over; be scattered over; permeate, overrun.Lady Bellaston fixed her eyes on Sophia whilst she spoke these words. To which that poor young lady, having her face overspread with blushes and confusion, answered, in a stammering voice […] — 1749 •To be spread or scattered about. formsoverspreading · overspreadeth · overspreads · overspreadest