overspread
Extend across completely
To overspread is to spread over or across a surface, covering it completely: Darkness overspread the land.
The word is literary and somewhat archaic, appearing most often in older texts or deliberately elevated prose.
A blush may overspread someone's face; clouds may overspread the sky.
The past tense is also overspread.
Burial cloth or covering
- cloakSleeveless outer wrap
- swatheWind fabric around
- wrapEnclose by winding around
- enfoldWrap something completely
veil · cocoon · encase · mantle · enshroud · enwrap · embrace · swaddle
Spread through entirely
- saturateSoak to full capacity
- suffuseSpread gradually through
- infuseSaturate by steeping
- pervadeSpread throughout completely
penetrate · seep · percolate · diffuse · disseminate · disperse · scatter · propagate
shroud
Burial cloth or covering
enfold · veil · cocoon · encase · mantle · enshroud · enwrap · embrace · swaddle · blanket
permeate
Spread through entirely
pervade · penetrate · seep · percolate · diffuse · disseminate · disperse · scatter · propagate · radiate
blanket
Soft bed covering
- quiltStuffed, stitched bed covering
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- tarpaulinWaterproof protective sheeting
awning · tablecloth · dropcloth · groundcover · mulch · thatch · pall · mantle · layer · film
sprawl
Extend in disorderly fashion
fan · radiate · branch · reach · creep · encroach · advance · proliferate · metastasize · mushroom