What does overspreading mean?
Overspreading means present participle and gerund of overspread.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of overspread.
But supposing that heaven had a Lord, then all included in its overspreadings and supportings, throughout the myriad of states, and within the four seas, would invariably be under the government of Heaven's Lord […]
The third part of practice hath divers branches, but one principal root in these our times, which is the vast and overspreading ambition and usurpation of the see of Rome; […]
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Overspreading means present participle and gerund of overspread.
Common synonyms include broad, wide, covering, overhanging.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But supposing that heaven had a Lord, then all included in its overspreadings and supportings, throughout the myriad of states, and within the four seas, would invariably be under the government of Heaven's Lord […]
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